(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 26 cities or counties in 11 provinces. In this report, 25 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 21 practitioners were illegally arrested.

  1. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Persecution of Ms. Li Xixiang and Ms. Li Yan
  2. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Persecution of Mr. Zhou Jingcheng
  3. [Hejian City, Hebei Province] Ms. Ren Yuzhen and Ms. Yue Shuyu Still in Detention
  4. [Shiyan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Luo Qihua Arrested on November 14, 2008--Being Held in a County Detention Center
  5. [Chuxiong State, Yunan Province] Ms. Li Huizhen Arrested
  6. [Ya'an City, Sichuan Province] Two Practitioners Arrested
  7. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Guo Lirong and Ms. Zhang Renju Arrested
  8. [Fengyang County, Anhui Province] Mr. Xu Bangqiang Arrested and His Home Ransacked
  9. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Mr. Duan Youliang from Baitaling Held in the City's No. 2 Detention Center
  10. [Yichang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Jiang Guofang Arrested, Ms. Liu Yanping Released
  11. [Longkou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yin Shuxian Arrested at 10:00 a.m. on November 11, 2008
  12. [Laixi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sheng Meiqin Facing Illegal Trial--Several Practitioners Still in Detention
  13. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Mr. Guo Yongbo Arrested
  14. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Kang Shuqin Unable to Care for Herself in the Yuci City Women's Prison
  15. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Qin Juxiang Arrested
  16. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Yongjin Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison
  17. [Linshu County, Shandong Province] Ms. Chen Xuekai Arrested
  18. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Dong Chunhua and Her Daughter Arrested on August 8, 2008
  19. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Extortion of Mr. Yang Guiquan
  20. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wu Xinfang and Ms. Sun Junhong Arrested
  21. [Yishui County, Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Jiqian Arrested
  22. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Persecution of Ms. Zhang Shuqing and Her Family
  23. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Xiuyan Arrested
  24. [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
  25. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Shen Yuanhui Arrested
  26. [Hengren County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Qi Zhenhong Abused to the Point of Mental Collapse
  27. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Lijie Held in a Brainwashing Center

1. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Persecution of Ms. Li Xixiang and Ms. Li Yan

Personnel from the Zhucheng City Domestic Security Division arrested Ms. Liu Xixiang at her home in the Baiyushanzi Community at 4:00 p.m. on November 17, 2008. The police confiscated many personal items. Ms. Liu had been sentenced to three years of forced labor for practicing Falun Gong.

When Ms. Li Yan's family went to visit her in prison on November 4, 2008, they found her to be extremely weak. Two people carried her to the visiting area.

Liang Zhenfa, Zhucheng City Police Department Domestic Security Division: 86-536-6328121 (Office), 86-536-6328691 (Home), 86-13705360691
Mao Yulong, No. 1 Division chief: 86-536-6328123 (Office), 86-536-6328389 (Home), 86-13964689858
Zhuang Bo, No. 2 Division chief: 86-536-6328127 (Office), 86-536-6328390 (Home), 86-13869669797

2. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Persecution of Mr. Zhou Jingcheng

Mr. Zhou Jingcheng from Batang Township, Ningxiang County, Changsha City was bailed out of Wangling Prison in You County, Hunan Province in October 2007, after paying a 10,000 yuan "deposit." He was closely monitored and forbidden from going outdoors or talking with anyone. The township government officials visited him every two weeks, and Mr. Zhou had to report to them every month. Mr. Zhou was arrested again two months later.

3. [Hejian City, Hebei Province] Ms. Ren Yuzhen and Ms. Yue Shuyu Still in Detention

Hejian City Police Department's Political Security Section chief Zhao Tieqiao and numerous police officers arrested Ms. Ren Yuzhen and a visitor, Ms. Yue Shuyu, from Beishicao Township, on April 6, 2008. Both are still in detention. Ms. Ren has a string of tumors on her neck, and often vomits and suffers from anemia.

Song Hejing, Hejian City Police Department deputy chief: 86-317-3224400 (Home), 86-13315783107 (Cell)
Zhao Tieqiao, Hejian City Police Department Political Security Section chief: 86-317-3222090 (Home), 86-13315783168 (Cell)

4. [Shiyan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Luo Qihua Arrested on November 14, 2008--Being Held in a County Detention Center

5. [Chuxiong State, Yunan Province] Ms. Li Huizhen Arrested

Ms. Li Huizhen, about 68 years old, is a retired employee from the Yao'an County Power Plant in Chuxiong State. She was arrested on October 2008 for distributing Falun Gong flyers. Police ransacked her home and confiscated a picture of Master and several Dafa books. She is still in detention.

6. [Ya'an City, Sichuan Province] Two Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Gan Yulian from Shangba Street in the Yucheng District, Ya'an City and Ms. Zhang Niang from the district's Central Garden Community went to the Nanbazi Area to distribute Falun Gong flyers on the afternoon of November 8, 2008. Personnel from the Dongcheng Police Station arrested them and ransacked their homes.

Wang Chunlei, Dongcheng Police Station chief: 86-835-2308651 (Office), 86-835-2222091 (Home), 86-13608260106 (Cell)
Kang Hua, Domestic Security Division chief: 86-835-2225456, 13308160453

7. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Guo Lirong and Ms. Zhang Renju Arrested

Ms. Zhang Renju, a retired employee from the No. 512 Factory, went to Ms. Guo Lirong's home at 9:00 a.m. on July 31, 2008. Twenty minutes later, more than twenty officers from the Fuqing Street Administrative Office and the local police station, including officers with video cameras, came to Ms. Guo's home. They ransacked her home and searched Ms. Zhang's handbag. The lawless officers arrested the two practitioners and put them in the Xinjin Brainwashing Center in the afternoon. The practitioners protested the persecution, but were severely mistreated. They have since been released.

8. [Fengyang County, Anhui Province] Mr. Xu Bangqiang Arrested and His Home Ransacked

Approximately ten officers from the Bangbu Railway Police Station and the Fengyang County Police Department broke into the Mr. Xu Bangqiang couple's store at 9:00 a.m. on November 12, 2008. They took Mr. Xu back to his home and ransacked the place. Mr. Xu's wife later found that the police had confiscated a computer, a printer, some Dafa books and some truth-clarifying materials.

Two officers from the Bangbu Railway Police Station ordered Mr. Xu's wife to sign the detention certificate for Mr. Xu the next day at noon, but Mrs. Xu refused. Mr. Xu is being held in the Bangbu Railway Detention Center.

Bangbu Railway Police Station: 86-552-2042524
Bangbu Railway Detention Center: 86-552-3931598

9. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Mr. Duan Youliang from Baitaling Held in the City's No. 2 Detention Center

10. [Yichang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Jiang Guofang Arrested, Ms. Liu Yanping Released

Ms. Liu Yanping from Yichang City was arrested and then released that same day. Ms. Jiang Guofang was arrested on July 31, 2008, and is being held in the city's detention center. Her family's visits have been denied.

11. [Longkou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yin Shuxian Arrested at 10:00 a.m. on November 11, 2008

12. [Laixi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sheng Meiqin Facing Illegal Trial--Several Practitioners Still in Detention

Laixi City Court agents attempted to sentence Ms. Sheng Meiqin on November 24, 2008

Ms. Dai Guoyu, Ms. Zhou Chunhua, Ms. Wu Xiuxin and Ms. Chen Yufen are still in detention.

13. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Mr. Guo Yongbo Arrested

Mr. Guo Yongbo was arrested near the Chenzhou City Bus Station on October 29, 2008, for having Falun Gong flyers in his bag. The police confiscated all the flyers, a cell phone and 350 yuan in cash. Mr. Guo was held for 14 days and then sentenced to one and a half years of forced labor. He was sent to the Xinkaipu Forced Labor Camp where officials refused to accept him, because Mr. Guo was found to have arrhythmia, hyperthyroidism and cardiac myositis. He was released on November 14, 2008.

14. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Kang Shuqin Unable to Care for Herself in the Yuci City Women's Prison

Li Tianjun, chief of Shanxi Province Women's Prison: 86-354-3299801 (Office), 86-354-3299888 (Home), 86-13903543708 (Cell)
Liu Lianrong, deputy chief: 86-354-3299803 (Office), 86-354-3299936 (Home), 86-13835458316 (Cell)
Xue Yuexian, deputy chief: 86-354-3299804 (Office), 86-354-3299858 (Home), 86-13935403264 (Cell)

15. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Qin Juxiang Arrested

Officer Liu Jingbing and others from the Laizhou City Domestic Security Division went to Ms. Qin Juxiang's clinic in Sanjiao Village, Laizhou City and arrested her at 9:00 a.m. on August 4, 2008. They put her in the city's Dianzi Brainwashing Center.

Police confiscated a computer, a printer, a CD burner, a satellite dish and many copies of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. Ms. Qin's daughter did not allow the police to take the computer away, so the police attempted to arrest her. As many villagers condemned their illegal arrest attempt, the police eventually did not arrest Ms. Qin's daughter.

16. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Yongjin Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison

Mr. Liu Yongjin's family received notice from the Tai'an Prison in late July 2008 that Mr. Liu was being held in the prison's No. 5 Division. Personnel from the Lanshan 610 Office in Linyi City sentenced him to seven years in prison. They had attempted to put him into the Jinan Prison and Linyi Prison, but both facilities refused to accept him due to hepatitis B and tuberculosis being detected during the physical exam.

17. [Linshu County, Shandong Province] Ms. Chen Xuekai Arrested

A group of police officers arrested Ms. Chen Xuekai at her home in Zhengshan Town, Linshu County at 8:00 a.m. on August 5, 2008. They ransacked the place and confiscated some Falun Gong books. Ms. Chen is being held in the county's detention center.

18. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Dong Chunhua and Her Daughter Arrested on August 8, 2008

19. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Extortion of Mr. Yang Guiquan

Personnel from the Yedian Town Police Station arrested Mr. Yang Guiquan at his home in Shangdongmen Village, Yedian Town, Mengyin County on the morning of June 17, 2008. They extorted 5,000 yuan and then released him.

20. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wu Xinfang and Ms. Sun Junhong Arrested

Ms. Wu Xinfang and Ms. Sun Junhong from Dabozi Village, Qishan Town, Zhaoyuan City were reported to the police. Later, 610 Office personnel arrested them on the street and put them in a detention center at the Lingnan Gold Mine. The police also ransacked their homes.

21. [Yishui County, Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Jiqian Arrested

The police arrested Mr. Liu Jiqian from Shangyu Village, Gaozhuang Township, Yishui County and put him into the Qingzhou City Detention Center on August 3, 2008. They confiscated several amulets from his home. His wife and the factory director where he worked went to the detention center and requested Mr. Liu's release but were ordered to pay a lot of money before this could happen.

22. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Persecution of Ms. Zhang Shuqing and Her Family

Personnel from the Zhaoyuan City 610 Office broke into Ms. Zhang Shumei's home but did not find her, on the afternoon of August 4, 2008. They then went to her brother-in-law's home, arrested the couple and ransacked the place.

23. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Xiuyan Arrested

Personnel from the Beijiao Police Station in the Taihe District, Jinzhou City arrested Ms. Zhang Xiuyan the night of November 14, 2008. Her mother and her daughter inquired of her whereabouts in the police station, and officers told them that Ms. Zhang was in the Jinzhou City Detention Center.

24. [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Personnel from the Hongqi Police Station arrested three practitioners including Ms. Leng Dongmei and Ms. Wang Chunzhen from Hongqi Township, Fengcheng City, on November 15, 2008. They ransacked Ms. Wang's home and confiscated some Dafa books and truth-clarifying materials. The two practitioners' whereabouts are unknown.

25. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Shen Yuanhui Arrested

Ms. Shen Yuanhui, 34, was arrested on April 18, 2007, for explaining the facts about Falun Gong to people in the Yuexiu District. She was later sentenced to one and a half years of forced labor, to be served in the Chatou Women's Forced Labor in Guangzhou City, where she was tortured.

Haizhu District 610 Office agents refused to release her once her forced labor term expired and immediately placed her in the Guangzhou City Brainwashing Center in the city's "Law Education" School.

Ms. Shen had been held for five years, and she had been paralyzed for six months before her most recent incarceration.

Chatou Brainwashing Center: 86-20-81730867
Pan Jinhua, head: 86-20-81730648
Wen Chunlan, Haizhu District Political Security Section: 86-13602846718, 86-13710542408, 86-20-34117485
Yu Qiang, Haizhu District 610 Office head: 86-13802547842, 86-13802777302, 86-20-84395156

26. [Hengren County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Qi Zhenhong Abused to the Point of Mental Collapse

Police from Hengren County arrested 33-year-old Ms. Qi Zhenhong from Hengren County, Benxi City on April 24, 2008. She was sentenced to two years of forced labor in the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. She was mistreated to the point of a mental collapse, but officials still refuse to release her.

27. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Lijie Held in a Brainwashing Center

Mr. Liu Lijie from Xinbin County, Fushun City was put in the city's Luotai Resort Brainwashing Center on November 12, 2008, for a one-year term. The police confiscated a car from his home. When Mr. Liu's family requested the return of the car, the police ordered the family to pay a "deposit."

Yu Jingsen, Xinbin County Party secretary: 86-413-5080001 (Office), 86-13841310006 (Cell)
Wang Shucheng, deputy secretary: 86-413-5080003 (Office), 86-413-3024749 (Home), 86-13842330006 (Cell)

November 18, 2008

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