(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 17 cities or counties in 10 provinces. In this report, 44 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 14 practitioners were illegally arrested.
[Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Four Practitioners to be Sentenced
[Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Qiao Hong Sentenced
[Qian'an City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Yanqin Released
[Tumen City, Jilin Province] Recent Persecution of Several Practitioners
[Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] Several Practitioners Subjected to Illegal Trial
[Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] Mr. Zhang Junjie and Mr. Tang Peilin Arrested
[Beihai City, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Persecution of Ms. Wang Simei
[Shanghai] Ms. Ma Yeyin, Ms. Lu Xia and Ms. Juzi Still in Detention
[Beihai City, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Mr. Chen Longchao Arrested--His Wife Ms. Tan Zezhen Escaped
[Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Cui Jingfen Will be Put into a Forced Labor Camp
[Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Mr. Shi Shaoxin Arrested
[Taicang City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Xu Fuming Arrested in Late 2008 for Explaining the Truth about Falun Gong
[Xiangfan City, Hubei Province] Police Arrest Ms. Huang Yefeng
[Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] Ms. Zhang Yaqin and Her Daughter Ms. Shu Fang Arrested
[Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhang Yunbiao Arrested
[Liangshan City, Sichuan Province] Several Practitioners Subjected to Illegal Trial
[Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xu Guixia Arrested
[Shanghai] Ms. Ye Qiuying Sentenced to Forced Labor
[Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Yao Guifen Arrested
[Chongqing] Mr. Duan Shaoming and Ms. Li Jin Held in Psychiatric Department of Chongqing Steel Company's General Hospital
[Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Niu Chunling Sentenced to Forced Labor and is Held in the Shibalihe Women's Forced Labor Camp in Zhengzhou City
[Hebei Province] Four Practitioners from Qing County Held in the Dacheng County Detention Center
[Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Lanying and Her Sister Ms. Wang Xiuying Arrested Again
1. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Four Practitioners to be Sentenced
Mr. Zhou Ximeng, Mr. Liang Yening, Ms. Zhang Linyu went to Ms. Liang Linhong's home to study Falun Gong books on the evening of December 23, 2008. Personnel from the Yuejin Street Police Station in the Chang'an District broke in and arrested the four practitioners and later ransacked their homes. Mr. Zhou was bailed out by his workplace officials, but was arrested again on December 29, 2008. The four practitioners are held in the Administrative Detention Center in Shijiazhuang City.
Ms. Liang is practitioner Mr. Wang Shengbiao's wife. Mr. Wang was sentenced to 11 years in prison and is held in the Hebei Province No. 4 Prison. Their high-school student daughter is left home alone.
When the police ransacked Mr. Liang's home and company they confiscated his bank deposit certificates and nearly 10,000 yuan in cash. His family requested the police return the items, but police refused.
It was heard that the four practitioners have been sentenced to forced labor.
Yuejin Street Police Station in Shijiazhuang City: 86-311-87888193
Wu Ruiqi, deputy chief of the Shijiazhuang City Police Department, responsible for the sentencing procedure for Falun Gong practitioners: 86-13931977066
Du Shuyan, Shijiazhuang Police Department Law Enforcement Section chief: 86-311-87797558, 86-13930119898
2. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Qiao Hong Sentenced
Ms. Qiao Hong, 40, is from Quanjiehe Village, Dongjia Town in the Licheng District, Jinan City. After her release on December 21, 2008, she was again arrested and sentenced to forced labor on January 1, 2009. She is held in the Shandong Province No. 1 Women's Forced Labor Camp.
3. [Qian'an City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Yanqin Released
Ms. Wang Yanqin from Qian'an City has been released. Mr. Zhang Hewen, Mr. Li Qingsong, Mr. Zhao Minghua, Ms. Li Yankui and Ms. Cui Qingru have been held in the Qian'an City Detention Center more than a year.
4. [Tumen City, Jilin Province] Recent Persecution of Several Practitioners
After being held in a detention center for several days, Ms. Liu Shuyun and Mr. Huang Fushun, from Qushui Town, Tumen City, were put into the Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp in Changchun City on December 29, 2008. Ms. Meng Fanqin has been released. Police brutally beat Mr. Liu Shanzhen. He tried to escape from the police building and fractured a leg. He is being held in the city's detention center. Mr. Jin Longzhe was arrested, and officers at the Hongguang Police Station beat him, attempting to force him to tell where he got the Falun Gong flyers. He was covered with bruises. Mr. Liu Chonghe, who was also beaten, has been released.
5. [Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] Several Practitioners Subjected to Illegal Trial
Officials in the Yuhu District Court in Xiangtan City held trials for Mr. Xie Wangming, Ms. Lu Xiqiong, Ms. Yang Shunying and Mr. Luo Yiming, whose blood pressure is over 200 mmHg. Personnel from the city's police department and from the district's police department's Domestic Security Division arrested those practitioners on March 3, 2008. They are held in the city's detention center.
Mr. Tang Peihuan and Ms. Tao Shuyuan were arrested and put into the Xiangtan City Detention Center on December 9, 2008. According to computer information they have been released, but their families have no idea of their whereabouts.
6. [Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] Mr. Zhang Junjie and Mr. Tang Peilin Arrested
Personnel from the Xiangtan City Domestic Security Division arrested 70-year-old Mr. Zhang Junjie and put him into the Xiangtan City Detention Center. He has been sentenced to four years in prison and was transferred to Jinshi City in Changde on December 4, 2008.
Mr. Tang Peilin, 60, was arrested at his home on August 5, 2008. He is being held in the Xiangtan City Detention Center, and has been sentenced to three years in prison. He will be transferred to Jinshi City in Changde on January 10, 2009.
7. [Beihai City, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Persecution of Ms. Wang Simei
Personnel from the Jianshe Police Station went Ms. Wang Simei's home to arrest her at 4:00 p.m. on January 3, 2009. She tried to escape from the fourth floor, fell and is severely injured. She was in a coma and bled from the mouth and nose.
Ms. Wang had been harassed many times in December 2008.
8. [Shanghai] Ms. Ma Yeyin, Ms. Lu Xia and Ms. Juzi Still in Detention
Ms. Ma Yeyin, 60, Ms. Lu Xia, 40, and Ms. Juzi, 40, from the Pudong District, Shanghai have been held in New Pudong District's Zhangjiang Detention Center more than twenty days.
9. [Beihai City, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Mr. Chen Longchao Arrested--His Wife Ms. Tan Zezhen Escaped
Mr. Chen Longchao and his wife Ms. Tan Zezhen were working in their store at 4:00 p.m. on January 2, 2009. About a dozen plainclothes policemen went to their store and attempted to take them to a brainwashing center. Mr. Chen was arrested, but Ms. Tan escaped.
10. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Cui Jingfen Will be Put into a Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Cui Jingfen from Linglong Town, Zhaoyuan City was arrested at 8:00 p.m. on December 15, 2008, when she distributed Falun Gong flyers. Her home was ransacked, and she was taken to the Lingnan Gold Mine for detention. It is heard that she has been sentenced to forced labor.
11. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Mr. Shi Shaoxin Arrested
Personnel from the Mengyin County Police Department's 610 Office arrested Mr. Shi Shaoxin from Yelaoyu Village, Taoxu Town, Mengyin County at 10:00 a.m. on December 29, 2008.
12. [Taicang City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Xu Fuming Arrested in Late 2008 for Explaining the Truth about Falun Gong
13. [Xiangfan City, Hubei Province] Police Arrest Ms. Huang Yefeng
Personnel from the Hanjiang Police Station arrested Ms. Huang Yefeng, an employee from the Hanjiang Mechanic Factory in Xiangfan City at 8:00 p.m. on January 2, 2009. She is being held in the city's police department.
Yang Yulin, Xiangfan City Police Department Administrative Detention Center: 86-710-3120895
Lai Pengfei, Xiangfan City Police Department Hanjiang Police Station: 86-710-3277199
14. [Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] Ms. Zhang Yaqin and Her Daughter Ms. Shu Fang Arrested
Personnel from the Xiangtan City Police Department and from the city's 610 Office arrested Ms. Zhang Yaqin (an employee from the No. 236 Division in Heling Town) and her non-practitioner daughter Ms. Shu Fang at their home, at noon on December 30, 2008.
15. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhang Yunbiao Arrested
Personnel from the Xingxin Police Station in the Heping District, Shenyang City notified Mr. Zhang Yunbiao to pick up his citizen I.D. card on December 15, 2008. When he got to the police station, officers arrested and sentenced him to one year of forced labor in the Shenxin Forced Labor Camp.
16. [Liangshan City, Sichuan Province] Several Practitioners Subjected to Illegal Trial
Xichang City Court agents planned to sentence Mr. Zhang Yi, an engineer for the Liangshan State Highway Bureau on January 7, 2009. Ms. Li Yingqiong, Ms. Zuo Yonghong and Mr. Wei Yi are still in detention.
Ms. He Chaofen, Mr. Zhou Lianke and Ms. Su Defang from Dechang County, Liangshan State have been sentenced to prison. They are held in the Sankeshu Detention Center in Dechang County.
Xichang City Court chief's office: 86-834-3229890
Deputy chief's office: 86-834-3229854, 86-834-3229893, 86-834-3233677
17. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xu Guixia Arrested
Ms. Xu Guixia, 49, lives in Jinma Village, Weifang City. She was arrested at her rented home on the afternoon of December 31, 2008.
18. [Shanghai] Ms. Ye Qiuying Sentenced to Forced Labor
Ms. Ye Qiuying was arrested in July 2008 for distributing Falun Gong flyers. Police deceived her mother and relatives by telling them that they would release her after the Olympic Games, but Ms. Ye is still in detention today. She was sentenced to one year of forced labor, in addition to the past six months of detention. Ms. Ye is being held in the Shanghai No. 1 Forced Labor Camp.
19. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Yao Guifen Arrested
Yi County Police Department's Domestic Security Division chief Tian Guojun in Baoding City led a group of police officers to arrest 50-year-old Ms. Yao Guifen from Xishi Village, Gaocun Township, Yi County on December 19, 2008. They confiscated Falun Gong books and truth-clarifying materials. Ms. Yao is being held in the county's detention center. A 60-year-old woman practitioner is living in exile to avoid persecution, and Tian Guojun still searches for her.
Tian Guojun, Yi County Police Department's Domestic Security Division chief: 86-13832205568
Zhang Defu, Yi County Detention Center chief: 86-312-4700162
20. [Chongqing] Mr. Duan Shaoming and Ms. Li Jin Held in Psychiatric Department of Chongqing Steel Company's General Hospital
It was heard that 60-year-old Mr. Duan Shaoming and 50-year-old Ms. Li Jin are being held in the Psychiatric Department of the Chongqing Steel Company's General Hospital.
Zhang Jun, Chongqing Steel Company General Hospital president: 86-23-68846213
21. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Niu Chunling Sentenced to Forced Labor and is Held in the Shibalihe Women's Forced Labor Camp in Zhengzhou City
22. [Hebei Province] Four Practitioners from Qing County Held in the Dacheng County Detention Center
Five practitioners from Qing County went to Dacheng County to explain the truth about Falun Gong on the afternoon of January 2, 2009. Personnel from the Litan Township Police Station arrested them and put them into the county's police department at 4:00 p.m. One practitioner escaped on the way to the police department. The other four were put into the county's detention center that night.
Ye Shunli, Dacheng County Domestic Security Division chief: 86-13803168480
Liang Zhongjie, Dacheng County Detention Center chief: 86-13363603390
23. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Lanying and Her Sister Ms. Wang Xiuying Arrested Again
Personnel from the Wanlian Police Station in Shenyang City arrested Ms. Wang Lanying and Ms. Wang Xiuying from their home in late October 2008. Ms. Wang Lanying was sentenced to a year of forced labor, and Ms. Wang Xiuying to 15 months of forced labor in the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp.
January 5, 2009