(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 27 cities or counties in 12 provinces. In this report, 34 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 17 practitioners were illegally arrested.

  1. [Guantao County, Hebei Province] Police Arrest Mr. Zhao Yinqiang
  2. [Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Liu Junmei Sentenced
  3. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Ma Guihua Arrested
  4. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Luo Arrested on December 5, 2008--Her Whereabouts are Unknown
  5. [Songyuan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Fengshan and Her Father Arrested
  6. [Yanbian City, Jilin Province] Persecution of Ms. Yang Guorui
  7. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wang Xinchun Still in Detention
  8. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Yaqin Arrested
  9. [Huangzhou City, Hubei Province] Persecution of Ms. Long Xiang
  10. [Shantou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Huang Meiyun Held in the Shantou City Detention Center
  11. [Beijing] Several Practitioners were Held in the Fengtai District Detention Center in May and June 2008
  12. [Si County, Anhui Province] Ms. Gao Chengmei and Ms. Sun Lan Arrested
  13. [Panshi City, Jilin Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
  14. [Keshan County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Qi Fengmin Held in Qiqihar City No. 1 Detention Center
  15. [Huanggang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liu Juhua Facing Illegal Trial on December 17, 2008
  16. [Huanan City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Chunguang Arrested
  17. [Huanan City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Guangyou Arrested
  18. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Repeated Arrest of Mr. Sun Shibin
  19. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Personnel from the Qingnian Street Police Station Arrested Four Practitioners
  20. [Yiyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Peng Juzhi Arrested
  21. [Guizhou Province] Several Practitioners Held in the Guizhou Province Women's Forced Labor Camp
  22. [Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Fei Jinrong and Ms. Dai Yarong Held in the Shuibin County Detention Center
  23. [Yinan County, Shandong Province] Mr. Ren Shuquan Sentenced to Forced Labor
  24. [Datong City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Gao Li Held for Nearly Three Months--His Case Submitted to the Datong City Procuratorate
  25. [Yanzhou City, Shandong Province] Persecution of Three Practitioners
  26. [Laiyuan County, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Yueju and Ms. Zhang Ailian Arrested
  27. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Shi Zengxue Arrested
  28. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
  29. [Zaoyang City, Hubei Province] Mr. Fang Kun Refuses to Do Slave Labor
  30. [Zaoyang City, Hubei Province] Mr. Yu Guangde and Mr. Xiong Shaoxu Sentenced
  31. [Shandong Province] Evildoings in the No. 2 Women's Forced Labor Camp
  32. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Wang Jianhua Arrested
  33. [Mianyang City, Sichuan Province] Several Practitioners Held in the Mianyang City Detention Center - 2007 information
  34. [Shanghai] Ms. Shen Xiufang Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
  35. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Jing Arrested

1. [Guantao County, Hebei Province] Police Arrest Mr. Zhao Yinqiang

Wangqiao Township Police Station chief Chen Peiying led a few officers to break into Mr. Zhao Yinqiang's home in Nanliuzhuang Village, Wangqiao Township, Guantao County on the morning of December 9, 2008. They arrested him and put him into the county's detention center.

Wangqiao Police Station: 86-310-2791110
Detention Center: 86-310-2823766

2. [Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Liu Junmei Sentenced

Ms. Liu Junmei, 52, is a retired employee from the Jinzhong City Chemical Engineering Bureau. Personnel from the Liuxiang Police Station arrested her on Liuxiang Street on May 29, 2008, when she was distributing Falun Gong flyers in Taiyuan City. Police put her into the Jinci Street Detention Center and held her there for six months. The police didn't put her on trial, but directly sentenced her to four years in prison on November 17, 2008. Ms. Liu is held in the Maoerling Women's Prison in Jinzhong City.

3. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Ma Guihua Arrested

The police arrested Ms. Ma Guihua at her home in Xiaoligu Village, Xincheng Street in the Weifang City Development District on December 12, 2008. Her whereabouts are unknown.

4. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Luo Arrested on December 5, 2008--Her Whereabouts are Unknown

5. [Songyuan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Fengshan and Her Father Arrested

Personnel from the Songyuan City Police Department arrested Ms. Wang Fengshan and her father Mr. Wang Hongjie at the Hongguang Farm in Songyuan City on December 5, 2008. They are being held in the Qianguo County Detention Center.

6. [Yanbian City, Jilin Province] Persecution of Ms. Yang Guorui

Ms. Yang Guorui was arrested in June 2007 and held in the Heizuizi Women's Forced Labor Camp in Changchun City. She had diabetes mellitus symptoms and was released on December 29, 2007. She is almost blind, extremely thin and unable to take care of herself.

7. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wang Xinchun Still in Detention

Mr. Wang Xinchun lost his feet from torture and could not walk. The police arrested him again on December 8, 2008. Policeman Tao Xuwei tortured him for three days. Mr. Wang's face was deformed, and his wrists were covered with bruises. The police ransacked his home and confiscated two laptop computers and some other items. Mr. Wang has been released, but police monitor him around the clock.

8. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Yaqin Arrested

Ms. Zhang Yaqin, 62, is currently in the Harbin City Women's Prison for a seven-year term.

9. [Huangzhou City, Hubei Province] Persecution of Ms. Long Xiang

Personnel from the Huangzhou Detention Center took Ms. Long Xiang, who was held there, to an unknown location on December 11, 2008. She did not take any clothes or other luggage with her.

Ms. Liu Juhua, who was held in the same cell with Ms. Long, went on a persecution protest hunger strike as a show of solidarity for Ms. Long.

10. [Shantou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Huang Meiyun Held in the Shantou City Detention Center

Lin Weimin, Shantou City Domestic Security Division: 86-13923668999, 86-754-88568122

11. [Beijing] Several Practitioners were Held in the Fengtai District Detention Center in May and June 2008

12. [Si County, Anhui Province] Ms. Gao Chengmei and Ms. Sun Lan Arrested

Personnel from the Dazhuang Town Police Station arrested Ms. Gao Chengmei and Ms. Sun Lan from Si County, Anhui Province at noon on December 9, 2008. Personnel from the Si County Domestic Security Division and from the Sicheng Town Police Station then ransacked their homes. The two women are held in the Beiguan Detention Center.

13. [Panshi City, Jilin Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

Several practitioners, including Mr. Liu, were arrested in mid-July 2008, and several Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials-production centers were damaged. Ms. Sun Fenglan from Hongqiling Town was arrested and her home was ransacked. Some of the practitioners are held in the Shanshang Detention Center in Panshi City.

Personnel from the Hongqiling Police Station arrested Ms. Qian Xi'ai and put her into the city's police department on December 15, 2008.

14. [Keshan County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Qi Fengmin Held in Qiqihar City No. 1 Detention Center

Local police arrested Ms. Qi Fengmin from Keshan County on July 4, 2008 as she read Falun Gong books in her home. The police also arrested three other practitioners who have since been released. Ms. Qi is held in the Qiqihar City No. 1 Detention Center. All her family's visits have been refused.

15. [Huanggang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liu Juhua Facing Illegal Trial on December 17, 2008

16. [Huanan City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Chunguang Arrested

Police arrested Mr. Zhang Chunguang on the afternoon of November 19, 2008. They put him into a police car and didn't even let him put on his shoes.

Mr. Zhang went on a hunger strike in the Huanan Detention Center, but Pan Zhong, a detention center doctor, force-fed him. Mr. Zhang defied the attempt, and thus doctor Pan Zhong kicked and beat him.

Mr. Zhang was released on December 5, 2008.

Chen Yujun, Huanan Domestic Security Division: 86-454-6225002 (Office), 86-454-6281715 (Home), 86-13512688188 (Cell)
Pan Zhong, a doctor in the Huanan Detention Center: 86-454-8177796 (Home), 86-13846118787 (Cell)

17. [Huanan City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Guangyou Arrested

Personnel from the Dabalang Police Station arrested Mr. Liu Guangyou at his home in Zhenxing Village, Dabalang Township, Huanan County on the afternoon of December 16, 2008. Mr. Liu is being held in the Huanan Detention Center.

Dabalang Police Station: 86-454-6781010
Liu Dequan, Police Station chief: 86-454-6226599 (Office), 86-13836679999 (Cell)

18. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Repeated Arrest of Mr. Sun Shibin

Personnel from the Ziyoudalu Street Police Station arrested Mr. Sun Shibin again on December 8, 2008, and planned to sentence him to forced labor.

Wang Qinghong, Ziyoudalu Street Police Station chief: 86-13354300098 (Cell), 86-431-85210220, 86-431-85602099

19. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Personnel from the Qingnian Street Police Station Arrested Four Practitioners

20. [Yiyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Peng Juzhi Arrested

Personnel from the Heshan Police Station in Yiyang City arrested Ms. Peng Juzhi at her home at 9:00 a.m. on December 16, 2008. The reason for the arrest was that Ms. Peng printed characters depicting "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" on paper money, which the police confiscated.

21. [Guizhou Province] Several Practitioners Held in the Guizhou Province Women's Forced Labor Camp

Police and drug-abusers monitor practitioners held in the Guizhou Province Women's Forced Labor Camp around the clock.

Ms. Zhang Juying and Mr. Zhang Chunming from Guiyang City are held there. This is the second of Ms. Zhang's forced labor terms.

Ms. Wang Shunzhi from Shuicheng City shouted, "Falun Dafa is good" on the night of May 12, 2008. Ten drug-abusers beat and severely injured her. They were again tortured in October 2008 because Ms. Wang refused to wear the prison uniform.

It is the third forced labor term for Mr. Li Gaoming and Ms. Jing Shouqin from Shuicheng City, Ms. Xie Xianfen, an employee from the Anshun City Yunma Factory, and Ms. Wei Rongzhen from Zunyi City.

22. [Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Fei Jinrong and Ms. Dai Yarong Held in the Shuibin County Detention Center

Ms. Fei Jinrong, in her sixties, was previously an official at the Shuangyashan City Inspection Bureau. She was sentenced to three years of forced labor in 1999 and had twice been held in the Jiamusi City Forced Labor Camp in Heilongjiang Province. The police used all kind of methods to torture her, and they extended her term by 130 days because she refused to give up Falun Gong practice. She was released in late May 2005.

Ms. Fei and Ms. Dai Yarong were arrested and put into the Shuibin County Detention Center on November 22, 2008 for distributing Falun Gong flyers. They are now on a hunger strike.

Zhang Zhenqiang and Bi Siqiang, 610 Office: 86-468-7860610

23. [Yinan County, Shandong Province] Mr. Ren Shuquan Sentenced to Forced Labor

The police arrested Mr. Ren Shuquan and ransacked his home in Anti Village, Anti Town, Yinan County on March 3, 2008. They confiscated 7,900 yuan, a tape recorder and a satellite dish. Mr. Ren was first held in the county's detention center and then sentenced to forced labor.

24. [Datong City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Gao Li Held for Nearly Three Months--His Case Submitted to the Datong City Procuratorate

25. [Yanzhou City, Shandong Province] Persecution of Three Practitioners

Ms. Guo Shizhen and Ms. Zhu Chengmei were sentenced to one year of forced labor. Ms. Zhao Yuying was sentenced to a one-year term, to be served outside.

26. [Laiyuan County, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Yueju and Ms. Zhang Ailian Arrested

Ms. Wang Yuju and Ms. Zhang Ailian from Laiyuan County were arrested at Ms. Wang's clothes shop on December 11, 2008. They were put into the county's detention center.

Wei Jinkui, Domestic Security Division chief: 86-13383022388, 86-13831295000, 86-311-7323520
Laiyuan County Detention Center: 86-311-7321657, 86-311-7312716

27. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Shi Zengxue Arrested

Eight police officers arrested Mr. Shi Zengxue and ransacked his home in Guanzhuangdian Village, Shunwang Street, Zhucheng City on December 9, 2008. Police confiscated many items, including a tricycle.

28. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Mr. Zhang Peixun, Mr. Bao Yongsheng and Mr. Li Congfu from the Jinshantun District, Yichun City were arrested and put into the Xilin Detention Center.

29. [Zaoyang City, Hubei Province] Mr. Fang Kun Refuses to Do Slave Labor

Mr. Fang Kun from Dongyuan Village, Zaoyang City was held in the city's No. 1 Detention Center in March 2008. He refused to do slave labor, and the guards give him only two meals daily.

30. [Zaoyang City, Hubei Province] Mr. Yu Guangde and Mr. Xiong Shaoxu Sentenced

Mr. Yu Guangde and Mr. Xiong Shaoxu from Zaoyang City were arrested and put into the Zaoyang City No. 1 Detention Center in March 2008. They were sentenced to four years in prison in November 2008 and are held in the Shayang Prison in Hubei Province.

Bai Qingfu, Dongyuan Village Administration Office chief: 86-13687108369
Zaoyang City 610 Office: 86-710-6227660

31. [Shandong Province] Evildoings in the No. 2 Women's Forced Labor Camp

Many practitioners were held in the Shandong Province No. 2 Women's Forced Labor Camp during the Olympics. The police coerced them to write the three statements, deprived them of sleep and forbade them from using the restroom. Ms. Jiang Aiqun from Penglai City was handcuffed for several months, and her feet became too swollen to wear shoes. Ms. Feng Weina from Laixi City was handcuffed and could not move her arms.

Ms. Yao Qiuhong from Weihai City was put into the No. 2 Women's Forced Labor Camp and started a hunger strike. Police force-fed her and kicked her stomach. She eventually had bloody urine resulting from torture.

The police transferred those practitioners who refused to give up Falun Gong practice from the No. 2 Forced Labor Camp to the No. 1 Forced Labor Camp on September 24, 2008.

32. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Wang Jianhua Arrested

Police arrested 48-year-old Ms. Wang Jianhua, from the Luohu District, Shenzhen City, at her home in May 2008. The district court officials sentenced her to three years of forced labor. Her family's visits have been denied.

33. [Mianyang City, Sichuan Province] Several Practitioners Held in the Mianyang City Detention Center - 2007 information

The Fucheng District Court agents sentenced Ms. Zhou Xiaohua to seven years in prison, Ms. Qu Rongshu to five years, Ms. Zhang Yan to five years, and Ms. Liang Guanqin to three years. They are still held in the Mianyang City Detention Center. They were arrested on December 4, 2007.

34. [Shanghai] Ms. Shen Xiufang Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

Ms. Shen Xiufang, 50, from the Zhabei District in Shanghai was arrested in April 2008. The police held her for seven months and recently sentenced her to three years in prison.

35. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Jing Arrested

Personnel from the Erlong Street Police Station in the Xicheng District arrested Ms. Zhang Jing on December 12, 2008. She is being held in the Xicheng Detention Center.

December 17, 2008

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