(Clearwisdom.net) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 9 cities or counties in 5 provinces. According to this report, 7 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 4 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Liuyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Liu Lixia Held in Liuyang City Detention Center
2. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhai Aiyun Arrested
3. [Tianjin] Police Confiscated Falun Gong Books and Attempted to Arrest Mr. Du Rongyi
4. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Qingsheng Arrested
5. [Chongqing] Mr. Zhu Guorong Tortured and in Critical Condition
6. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Peng Guixiang Sent to Zhongguan Detention Center
7. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Xu Haibo Sent to Suihua Forced Labor Camp
8. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yuan Wenxia Held in Zibo City Detention Center
9. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Ren Suying Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
10. [Shayang County, Hubei Province] Practitioners Persecuted in Fanjiatai Prison

1. [Liuyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Liu Lixia Held in Liuyang City Detention Center

Ms. Liu Lixia, 49, is a practitioner in Jilipian District, Liuyang City. On the morning of February 8, 2012, she clarified the facts about Falun Gong to Chen Jingping, deputy head of the local 610 Office. However, Chen arrested her. Ms. Liu is currently detained in the Liuyang City Detention Center.

Ms. Liu was sentenced to five years in prison in 2001. After her release, she was still monitored and often harassed by the local authorities.

Several days before the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2011, as Ms. Liu was refueling her motorcycle in a gas station, the agents from the 610 Office and the Domestic Security Division suddenly showed up, arrested and took her to the Laodaohe Brainwashing Center in Changsha City. The police also ransacked her home and took away a computer, a printer, Falun Gong materials and many of her personal belongings. Ms. Liu was detained in the basement of the brainwashing center and monitored by three guards. She managed to escape the following day, but had to leave her home in order to avoid further persecution. She didn’t return home until February 7, 2012.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Chen Jingping, deputy head of the 610 Office: +86-13755155188, +86-731-83656610
Zhong Yingwang, head of Liuyang City Detention Center: +86-13973149049, +86-731-83612939
Huang Xianhui, head of the Domestic Security Division: +86-13873142488, +86-731-83813121

2. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhai Aiyun Arrested

Ms. Zhai Aiyun, 37, from the Bei District, Qingdao City, was arrested while she distributed materials about Falun Gong on the afternoon of February 10, 2012. She was taken to the Ningxia Road Police Station.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Ningxia Road Police Station: +86-532-66575810

3. [Tianjin] Police Confiscated Falun Gong Books and Attempted to Arrest Mr. Du Rongyi

Mr. Du Rongyi is a practitioner in Dongmaquan Town, Wuqing District. On the afternoon of February 7, 2012, his son returned home for lunch and found that their home had been robbed. His son subsequently reported the crime to the police. The Dongmaquan Police Station sent two police officers to Mr. Du's home. While inspecting the crime scene, the two officers found Mr. Du's Falun Gong books and materials that described the facts about Falun Gong. They confiscated all of these books and materials, and attempted to arrest Mr. Du. However, due to his family's intervention, the police left without taking Mr. Du away.

4. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Qingsheng Arrested

Mr. Liu Qingsheng, in his 40s, from Daowai District, Harbin City, was arrested on December 31, 2011. He was subsequently detained in the Daowai District Detention Center.

5. [Chongqing] Mr. Zhu Guorong Tortured and in Critical Condition

Mr. Zhu Guorong from Shapingba District is in critical condition due to the brutal torture he suffered. He is extremely thin, his blood pressure is very high, and his physical condition is fragile.

6. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Peng Guixiang Sent to Zhonggong Detention Center

Ms. Peng Guixiang was arrested at noon on February 10, 2012. She was taken to the Zhonggong Detention Center.

7. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Xu Haibo Sent to Suihua Forced Labor Camp

Mr. Xu Haibo was arrested at his home in the early hours of December 30, 2011. The police confiscated his phone cards and more than 10,000 yuan in telephone payment money that he intended to submit to his employer. His mother had to compensate his employer for all of the money.

Mr. Xu was sentenced to 18 months of forced labor and sent to the Suihua Forced Labor Camp.

8. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yuan Wenxia Held in Zibo City Detention Center

Ms. Yuan Wenxia, in her 50s, is a retired employee of Jinyang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. She was arrested by officers from the Banyang Road Police Station when she went out to buy vegetables on the morning of February 12, 2012. She is currently detained in the Zibo City Detention Center.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Li Kun, head of Banyang Road Police Station: +86-533-5753388
Head of Zibo City Detention Center: +86-533-2189721

9. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Ren Suying Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

Ms. Ren Suying was illegally sentenced to five years of imprisonment.

10. [Shayang County, Hubei Province] Practitioners Persecuted in Fanjiatai Prison

Fanjiatai Prison officials set up Ward No. 4 specifically to persecute Falun Gong practitioners in 2002. On December 6, 2011, Ward No. 4 guards attempted to force practitioners to wear prisoner identification cards around their necks. Twelve practitioners resisted. Afterwards, guards Xiao Tianbo and Zu Jian refused to allow the practitioners to contact their family members and restricted their freedom of movement. As a form of torture, they forced the practitioners to sit on a small, short desk for more than 10 hours every day, and didn’t allow them to go to bed until 10 p.m.

In 2012, the guards of Ward No. 4 attempted to force practitioners to do hard labor for a shoe factory. Twelve practitioners again resisted. The guards then severely beat the practitioners and detained them in solitary confinement. Due to the beatings, some practitioners’ buttocks were seriously injured.

In July 2011, practitioners Mr. Cheng Deyong and Mr. Li Jinyang insisted that they hadn’t broken any law and refused have their hair cut in the prisoners’ hairstyle. The guards then ordered eight inmates to brutally beat them. In addition, they forced the practitioners to have their hair cut. While cutting Mr. Cheng's hair, inmate Wang Zhipin repeatedly stabbed Mr. Cheng’s head with scissors. As a result, Mr. Cheng's head was covered with wounds.