(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 17 cities or counties, in 11 provinces. As per the report, 20 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 26 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Qu Fengqiang Died As a Result of Physical Abuse and Mistreatment
2. [Xianghe County, Hebei Province] Circumstances of Ms. Liu Yanling
3. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Cong Peilan Arrested
4. [Chongqing] Circumstances of Ms. Tan Bifang
5. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhou Yirong Held in Detention Center
6. [Yantai, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Lanfeng and Ms. Zhang Shumei's Circumstances
7. [Jinhua, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Zhang Xiaochun and Mr. Qian Mingfen Incarcerated in a Brainwashing Center
8. [Tangshan, Hebei Province] Mr. Ji Ruiling Physically Abused and Mistreated in Jidong Prison
9. [Xinji, Hebei Province] Mr. Xiao Yong Arrested
10. [Huainan City, Anhui Province] At Least Seven Practitioners Taken to a Brainwashing Center in August 2011
11. [Tengzhou City, Shandong Province] Additional Information Regarding the Arrest of Ms. Chen Xia
12. [Longxi County, Gansu Province] Ms. Li Huiqin and Ms. Qian Yucui Arrested
13. [Bayan County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Bai Jinchang Arrested and Whereabouts Unknown
14. [Pingdu, Shandong Province] Mr. Wei Qingzheng Arrested, Beaten, and Subjected to Forced Labor?Belated information
15. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Additional Information Regarding Practitioners Being Tried Illegally in Jiaonan Court
16. [Jiaozuo City, Henan Province] Ms. Li Guirong Held in the Boai County Detention Center
17. [Xinmin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Lanfen and Ms. Wang Hongyuan Arrested
18. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhao Jiayu Arrested and Taken to a Detention Center
19. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Mr. Li Manting Imprisoned for Three Years and Taken to a Brainwashing Center on the Day of His Release
20. [Liaoyang County, Liaoning Province] Mr. Huang Jiuhuai Held in Custody
21. [Nanning City, Guangxi Autonomous Region] 610 Office Agents Arrest and Persecute Several Practitioners

1. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Qu Fengqiang Died As a Result of Physical Abuse and Mistreatment

Ms. Qu Fengqiang from Harbin City was twice subjected to forced labor and held in Wanjia Forced Labor Camp. She was in her 60s during her second imprisonment, a three-year term. Ms. Qu died in late August 2011, having suffered from internal injuries resulting from long-term torture such as the iron chair during the time she was held.

Ms. Qu's practitioner son has lived away from home for years to avoid the persecution. There is no information about him.

2. [Xianghe County, Hebei Province] Circumstances of Ms. Liu Yanling

Ms. Liu Yanling from Tanzhuang Village, Anping Town, Xianghe County, was arrested on December 17, 2011, as she distributed Shen Yun performance DVDs. Plainclothes officers from Qiantun Township took her to the Xianghe County Police Department. Officers from the Anping Town Police Station ransacked her home and confiscated her Falun Gong books. She was released after having 500 yuan extorted from her.

Prior to the Olympics in 2008, two officers from the Anping Town Police Station broke into Ms. Liu's home and confiscated her Falun Gong books and informational materials. They took her to the Xianghe Detention Center where they disabled one of her legs. She had a nervous breakdown. Ms. Liu was held for 20 days and released after her family had paid 10,000 yuan extortion.

Back in February 2000, several officers from the Anping Town Police Station broke into Ms. Liu's home, confiscated a photo of Master, and took Ms. Liu to the police station. They pressured her to write a guarantee statement and extorted 200 yuan from her before releasing her.

3. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Cong Peilan Arrested

Pingzhuang Police Station deputy head Liu encountered Ms. Cong Peilan on the morning of August 22, 2011. He arrested her and took her to the Pingzhuang Domestic Security Division that same afternoon. She is currently in the Yuanbaoshan District Detention Center.

Ma Cang, Detention Center head: +86-15847600985
Wang Shiju, Yuanbaoshan District 610 Office head: +86-476-3510430, +86-15847325843

4. [Chongqing] Circumstances of Ms. Tan Bifang

Ms. Tan Bifang, 49, was a former teacher at the Jiulongpo District Broadcast Television University. She was later demoted to work as storage keeper in the university-run factory to persecute her. She was arrested at work on August 31. Her whereabouts are unknown.

Six officers from the police station broke into Ms. Tan's home that afternoon, confiscated Falun Gong books, an MP3 player and electronic books, and other personal belongings. The police informed her family that they could deliver clothing for her but would not allow them to see her. Ms. Tan's hospitalized mother is about 80 years old and needs her daughter to take care of her.

5. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhou Yirong Held in Detention Center

Ms. Zhou Yirong was arrested at home on July 6, 2011. She is currently in the Dadukou District Detention Center.

6. [Yantai, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Lanfeng and Ms. Zhang Shumei's Circumstances

Ms. Wang Lanfeng, in her 60s, lives in the Fushan District, Yantai City. She was arrested at home on the morning of September 5, 2011. Her detention location is unclear.

Ms. Zhang Shumei, 74, is also a resident in the Fushan District. She went missing at noon on September 5, 2011. Her whereabouts are unknown.

7. [Jinhua, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Zhang Xiaochun and Mr. Qian Mingfen Incarcerated in a Brainwashing Center

Domestic Security Division officers called Ms. Zhang Xiaochun many times on August 20, 2011, telling her to go to the division. As soon as Ms. Zhang arrived, she was taken to the Farm 71 Brainwashing Center.

About six people broke into Ms. Qian Mingfen's home on August 22. Without presenting any documentation, they arrested her and took her to the Farm 71 Brainwashing Center.

8. [Tangshan, Hebei Province] Mr. Ji Ruiling Physically Abused and Mistreated in Jidong Prison

Mr. Ji Ruiling has been held in Team 5 in Jidong Prison. He had transcribed [one of] Master Li's lectures and truth clarification materials on August 25, 2011. Team 5 political head Wang Zhengwu and Team head Qiao Chunsheng shocked him with electric batons.

9. [Xinji, Hebei Province] Mr. Xiao Yong Arrested

Xinji City 610 Office agents and officers from the Nanzhiqiu Town Police Station arrested Mr. Xiao Yong.

Nanzhiqiu Police Station: +86-311-83416858

10. [Huainan City, Anhui Province] At Least Seven Practitioners Taken to a Brainwashing Center in August 2011

Huainan City Political and Judiciary Committee and 610 Office agents held a brainwashing session at a hotel at Anhui Polytechnic University in August 2011. They arrested at least seven practitioners in August 2011 to force them to attend this session.

Mr. Zhang Jinguo and his wife, Ms. Yuan Sucai, both employed at the Huainan City National Taxation Bureau, were deceived and taken to the brainwashing center on August 4, 2011. The police arrested and transported another practitioner, Ms. Niu Fengyun, in an ambulance that same day.

Panji District 610 Office, Domestic Security Division, and Tianji Police Station officers arrested and took Ms. Nie Daomin to a brainwashing center on August 15.

Xiejiaji District Political and Judiciary Committee, 610 Office, and Caixin Road Police Station officers, along with Dongfang Hospital officials, arrived in three police vehicles in the Xiejiaji District, arrested Mr. Pan Shugeng, and transported him in an ambulance on the morning of August 17. They took him to the same brainwashing center.

Ms. Fan Fengyun, formerly employed at the Huainan Coal Mine Machinery Factory, was arrested and taken to the brainwashing center on August 24.

Huainan City police arrested a male practitioner on the morning of August 26 and transported him to a brainwashing center in an ambulance.

11. [Tengzhou City, Shandong Province] Additional Information Regarding the Arrest of Ms. Chen Xia

Ms. Chen Xia from Tengzhou City was arrested together with Ms. Wei Yueling and a practitioner surnamed Liu on the evening of September 1, 2011, as they distributed information about Falun Gong in Xuanzhuang in the Xuecheng District. The three practitioners are currently in the Tengzhou City Detention Center.

12. [Longxi County, Gansu Province] Ms. Li Huiqin and Ms. Qian Yucui Arrested

Ms. Li Huiqian was arrested on August 14 as she spoke with people about Falun Gong in an eastern suburb of Longxi County. We have recently learned that Ms. Qian Yucui, about 50 years old, was arrested with Ms. Li.

13. [Bayan County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Bai Jinchang Arrested and Whereabouts Unknown

Baiyan Town No.1 Police Station officers arrested Mr. Bai Jinchang at work in the Bayan Liantong Company on September 5, 2011. Mr. Bai's whereabouts are unknown. His mother, in her 80s and unable to take care of herself, now has no one to take care of her.

The police also went to ransack the home of Mr. Sun Xue who has lived away from home to avoid the persecution. They threatened Mr. Sun's family that they would arrest him if he returned home.

14. [Pingdu, Shandong Province] Mr. Wei Qingzheng Arrested, Beaten, and Subjected to Forced Labor—Belated information

Mr. Wei Qingzheng from Jilin Province went to Pingdu City to do odd jobs. He was arrested on September 8, 2009, as he spoke with people about Falun Gong. Officers from the Taishan Road Police Station in Pingdu City made the arrest. The police beat him at the station. Officer Liu Jie later took him to a detention center. Mr. Wei was released on September 23, 2009, after his family was forced to pay more than 10,000 yuan extortion. He was sentenced to one year of forced labor but served it outside the labor camp.

15. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Additional Information Regarding Practitioners Being Tried Illegally in Jiaonan Court

Jiaonan Court officials tried five practitioners—Ms. Xing Huaiping, Ms. Liu Meiqin, Ms. Fu Aixian, Ms. Zhang Xiuhua, and Ms. Zhang Shuhua in the Dashan Detention Center—between August 23 and September 1, 2011.

Four other practitioners—Ms. Zhang Yongchun, Ms. Liu Huimin, Ms. Xue Lianxia, and Ms. Ye Ping—have been released from detention because they did not pass the physical, but they were tried in Jiaonan Court.

Liu Jinren, Jiaonan Court judge: +86-13573234262
Zhang Zerong, Jiaonan City 610 Office head: +86-532-85161920, +86-13589363738
Jiang Zhenzhu, Jiaonan City Court head: +86-532-88180788, +86-13806427875

16. [Jiaozuo City, Henan Province] Ms. Li Guirong Held in the Boai County Detention Center

17. [Xinmin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Lanfen and Ms. Wang Hongyuan Arrested

Ms. Wang Lanfen and Ms. Wang Hongyuan from Xinnong Township were arrested on September 6, 2011, as they distributed information about Falun Gong in Liujianfang Village, Xinnong Township. Officers from the Xinnong Township Police Station made the arrests. The two practitioners have been transferred to a detention center in Xinmin City.

Xinnong Township Police Station: +86-24-87600010

18. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhao Jiayu Arrested and Taken to a Detention Center

Ms. Zhao Jiayu and Ms. Yuan Guangfen from the Shapingba District were arrested on the morning of September 3, 2011, as they delivered Falun Dafa informational materials. Officers from the Beibei District made the arrests. Ms. Zhao is currently in the Baiheling Detention Center in the Shapingba District. Ms. Yuan was released that same day after her home was ransacked.

19. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Mr. Li Manting Imprisoned for Three Years and Taken to a Brainwashing Center on the Day of His Release

Mr. Li Manting from Yushu City is 68 years old. He was arrested on the evening of September 3, 2008, as he distributed information about Falun Gong in Yujia Township. Officers from the Yujia Township Police Station made the arrest and took him to the Yushu City Domestic Security Division and then to a six-month stay at a detention center. Mr. Li was covertly sentenced to three years in prison in March 2009 and sent to Shiling Prison in Siping.

Mr. Li's term expired on September 3, 2011. His family went to the prison to take him home early that day. The prison guards told the family to wait until 11:00 a.m. When the family inquired of the guards at 11:00 a.m. when they could take Mr. Li home, they were told to wait until 1:00 p.m. But at 1:00 p.m. they were told that the Yushu 610 Office agents had already picked Mr. Li up. Mr. Li's family looked for him everywhere, but were unable to find out where he was taken.

20. [Liaoyang County, Liaoning Province] Mr. Huang Jiuhuai Held in Custody

Mr. Huang Jiuhuai, a resident in Qiujia Village, Longchang Town, was arrested on the evening of September 4, 2011, as he made Falun Dafa informational materials in Tiexi, Shoushan. He was held in the Shoushan Detention Center. His home was ransacked the afternoon of September 5.

21. [Nanning City, Guangxi Autonomous Region] 610 Office Agents Arrest and Persecute Several Practitioners

Ms. Lin Yunying, 55, who lives in the Xixiangtang Residential area, was arrested at home on July 27, 2011. Xixiangtang Political and Judiciary Committee and 610 Office agents made the arrest and ransacked her home. Ms. Lin's whereabouts are unknown.

Jiangnan Police Department officers arrested 68-year-old Ms. Fang Meilan at noon on August 17. The police confiscated Falun Gong informational materials, CD burners, and other items from Ms. Fang's grocery store.

Officers from the same police department arrested Ms. Fang's daughter, Xiao Lu, on August 18; ransacked her home; and confiscated her computer and Falun Gong informational materials and other personal belongings.

Jiangnan Police Department officers arrested 64-year-old Ms. Zeng Zhi on the afternoon of August 18; ransacked her home; and confiscated her computer, Falun Gong informational materials, and other personal belongings.

Officers from the same police department arrested 58-year-old Mr. Meng Qingcai and his wife, 54-year-old Ms. Mo Yuqing, on August 23; ransacked their home; and confiscated Falun Gong informational materials and other personal belongings. The couple was previously subjected to forced labor several times.