(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 21 cities or counties in 11 provinces. In this report, 18 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 32 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Dunhua City, Jilin Province] Mr. Wang Yongqiang Brutally Tortured and Taken to Forced Labor Camp
2. [Hefei City Anhui Province] The Persecution Ms. Hu Zongqun Continues
3. [Helong City, Jilin Province] Police Officers Smash Ms. Zheng Baohua's Brother's Cell Phone in an Attempt to Find Her
4. [Fuxin City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Jiang Naiqing Taken to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp
5. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Ji in Zichuan District Taken into Custody and Her Home Searched
6. [Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province] Mr. Sheng Shuyun Faces Sentencing
7. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Jinmei Forced to Leave Home to Avoid Harassment
8. [Tianjin] Ms. Chen Xuehui Taken into Custody by Dasi Police Station in Xiqing District
9. [Tianjin] Ms. Zhao Rulan Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
10. [Yuncheng County, Shandong Province] Yucheng County 610 Office Continues to Persecute Practitioners
11. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Additional Information on Persecution in Zibo City
12. [Changyi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Yunguo Taken into Custody
13. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Tang and Mr. Zuo Shougang Attend Court Hearing
14. [Jing County, Hebei Province] Ms. Sun Shuying and Ms. Zhang Fengqin Taken into Custody
15. [Ruzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Meng Qingzhi and Ms. Wei Junrong Taken to Shibalihe Forced Labor Camp
16. [Linzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Hao Xiucun Taken to Forced Labor Camp
17. [Huaiyang County, Henan Province] Mr. Liu Wenbin and Mr. Guo Hui Receive Heavy Sentences
18. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Chunying from Baoding City Sentenced to a One-Year Term and Taken to Shijiazhuang Forced Labor Camp on December 2
19. [Shanghai] Ms. Pu Yuying Faces Trial
20. [Yakeshi City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Mr. Sun Wentian and His Wife, Ms. Li Shuzhen, Taken into Custody
21. [Xintian County, Hunan Province] Three Practitioners Taken into Custody
22. [Jiang'an County, Sichuan Province] Communist Party Official Chen Jiabin Assists the Persecution and Turns in His Wife
23. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Liu Yu Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison
24. [Luoding County, Guangdong Province] The Situation of Mr. Chen Jianguo and His Family in Luoding County
25. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Mr. Xie Qingyun Taken into Custody
26. [Deyang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Chen Fuzhen Sentenced to Prison

1. [Dunhua City, Jilin Province] Mr. Wang Yongqiang Brutally Tortured and Taken to Forced Labor Camp

Mr. Wang Yongqiang, 44, lives in Dunhua City. He was turned in to the police while distributing brochures in Xianru Town. Officers from the Xianru Town Police Station took him into custody on August 1, 2008. The police took his wife, Ms. Zhang Yanling, also a practitioner, into custody at the same time. The police imprisoned Mr. Wang on the first floor and his wife on the second floor. The officers resorted to inhuman torture in order to discover the source of the brochures. They lifted the two practitioners off the ground, electrically shocked them with charged electric batons for an extended period of time, forced them to remain bent over with their arms pointing up backward, deprived them of sleep, and forced them to smoke cigarettes. The torture lasted for over 60 continuous hours. On August 4, the two practitioners were taken to the detention center. Their home was searched the same day. The police confiscated two computers, a printer, a photocopier, and a motorcycle. Both practitioners have been illegally sentenced to two years of forced labor. Mr. Wang Yongqiang is being held at the Yinmahe Forced Labor Camp in Jilin Province. Ms. Zhang Yanling has been released on parole under the guarantee of her work unit.

Zhang Xiao, director of the Xianru Town Police Station: 86-433-6981777, 86-13944721777 (Cell)
Tang Xin, deputy director: 86-13844305150 (Cell)
Wang Jianping, deputy director
Wu Yanhui, Zhao Qiang, Li Dongkun, Jiang Hongfeng, Geng Yuyou, Xu Jianchao, officers at the police station
Xianru Town Police Station: 86-433-6612345

2. [Hefei City Anhui Province] The Persecution Ms. Hu Zongqun Continues

On the evening of October 18, 2005, Wang Lu, other members of the 610 Office, and Fang Kai, an official of the Security Section, arrived at Ms. Hu Zongqun's home. No one was at home. The officers pried open the door and ransacked the home. The police then tapped into the cell phones of Ms. Hu's husband and their two sons. Ms. Hu has been forced to stay away from home to avoid arrest.

At noon on March 12, 2007, Ms. Hu was on her way to a public shower facility when she was spotted at the gate of the Liu'an Road Elementary School. Chen, director of the 610 Office; Wang Lu; and others took her to the Xinyu Hotel against her will. She was later sentenced to one year of forced labor.

In the forced labor camp, the guards arbitrarily humiliated Ms. Hu. They ordered drug-addicted inmates to beat and curse her if she refused to recite the labor camp regulations. On one occasion, she was forced to stand for almost a whole day, and she started bleeding. She was not allowed to sleep until after midnight and was forced to wake at 5:30 a.m. She had to work over a dozen hours a day. On March 12, 2008, she was released and returned home. On August 7, Chen, the director of the 610 Office, and a dozen officers went to her home to take her to a brainwashing center in the Damuzhi Hotel. She was not released until the Olympic Games were over. Officers at the Dayang Town Police Station often make phone calls to Ms. Hu's husband, a non-practitioner, to harass him.

3. [Helong City, Jilin Province] Police Officers Smash Ms. Zheng Baohua's Brother's Cell Phone in an Attempt to Find Her

On December 2, 2008, Zhang Baohua, an officer from the Domestic Security Division of the Helong City Police Department arrived at the home of Ms. Zheng Baohua. The officer took Ms. Zheng's younger brother to the 610 Office of the Helong City Police Department and ordered him to tell where his sister was. The brother insisted that he did not know, and Zhang abruptly ordered him to call his second oldest sister to find out where Ms. Zheng Baohua was. His sister also claimed that she did not know. Zhang was so angry that he smashed the brother's cell phone and issued a fine of 2,000 yuan. The brother argued, "On what grounds can you issue me a fine? You need to pay me back for a good cell phone. My sister was badly beaten, and she is now very weak, yet you're still looking for her. I don't know where she is. If I find her and she has not recovered from your beatings, I will come back and hold you responsible." Zhang immediately denied that anyone beat Ms. Zheng Baohua. Her brother said, "My sister has told us of it all. She told us how viciously you have beaten her. She almost lost died." Zhang interrupted to stop him from recounting the police brutality and threatened him so that he would turn in his sister to close the case.

4. [Fuxin City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Jiang Naiqing Taken to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp

It has been reported that Mr. Jiang Naiqing, who lives in the Xinqiu District of Fuxin City, was transferred to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp after spending eight months in the Fuxin Forced Labor Camp. Mr. Jiang's wife does not have a job, and their child is in high school, so they have a hard time making a living.

5. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Ji in Zichuan District Taken into Custody and Her Home Searched

On December 16, Ms. Ji, who lives in the Xinxing Dormitory in the Quanlong Residential Section in the Zichuan District of Zibo City, was taken into custody. Her home was searched. Further details are not yet available.

6. [Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province] Mr. Sheng Shuyun Faces Sentencing

Mr. Sheng Shuyun from Liaoyuan City has been held at the detention center for over two months. His family has not been allowed to visit him. It has been reported that Mr. Sheng has been firm in his belief, and he has refused to give in. He did not sign any of the "Five Statements" (similar to the three statements) and held firm in his belief in Falun Dafa and its founder. The Domestic Security Division and the police department are scheduled to pass sentencing at 9:00 a.m. on December 29. No more than five family members can go to the Xiangyang Detention Center, where the sentencing is to be announced.

7. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Jinmei Forced to Leave Home to Avoid Harassment

At around 6:30 a.m. on December 9, 2008, a dozen officers from the Kuancheng District Domestic Security Division in Changchun City broke into Ms. Wang Jinmei's home. They presented the search warrant and confiscated Falun Dafa books, an MP3 player, and a portrait of the founder of Falun Gong. Ms. Wang happened to not be at home. She has been forced to stay away from her home to avoid harassment.

8. [Tianjin] Ms. Chen Xuehui Taken into Custody by Dasi Police Station in Xiqing District

Ms. Chen Xuehui in the Nankai District of Tianjin was taken into custody by officers with the Dasi Police Station in Xiqing District.

Mr. Liu Huijiang in the Hexi District of Tianjin is being held at the Hexi Detention Center in the Wushuidao area.

9. [Tianjin] Ms. Zhao Rulan Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

On May 20, 2008, officers from the Tianjin 610 Office, the Hexi District 610 Office, and the Domestic Security Division suddenly broke into Ms. Zhao Rulan's home in the Hexi District. They searched her home and took her into custody. Ms. Zhao was held at the Hexi District Women's Detention Center. In November she was unlawfully sentenced to three years in prison. She is being held at the Tianjin Women's Prison. Anyone who has further information, please contact the Clearwisdom website.

10. [Yuncheng County, Shandong Province] Yucheng County 610 Office Continues to Persecute Practitioners

Since the Beijing Olympics in August 2008, officials in Yuncheng County have been arresting local practitioners. Ms. Yang Liangxiu and five other practitioners (names unknown) from Yangji Village, Liji Township; Mr. Hao Yuandong from Zhangji Village, Zhangji Township; Ms. Pan Chenghua; and Mr. Zhu Yicheng were taken into custody. Four practitioners from Liangshan County were also taken into custody when they were telling others about Falun Gong in Yuncheng County.

Fan Guanjun, key Yuncheng County 610 Office official: 86-13905305627(Cell)

Fu Xiangyi, key 610 Office official: 86-13854090962

11. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Additional Information on Persecution in Zibo City

Ms. Liu Guifang, 60, is a retired employee of the Zhangdian District Transportation Company. At noon on October 29, 2008, several domestic security officers in Zhangdian District suddenly broke into her home. They took her away and claimed that she was needed for some inquiry. Ms. Liu was not released until a month later, and her family had to pay the police extortion money.

Ms. Liu Xun is a retired engineer from the Xinhua Pharmaceutical Factory in Zibo City. She was a model worker at the state level developing drugs to aid digestion. In February 2008, she was taken to a brainwashing center operated by the Zibo City 610 Office. The Communist Party officials tried everything, including extortion, in order to force her to give up her belief. Ms. Liu held firm in her belief and was released in October 2008 with all charges dropped.

Ms. Sun Lingmin was taken into custody by the Zhangdian District Domestic Security Division on October 27, 2008. A few days prior, her son was also taken into custody. Her son has been released.

Mr. Geng Jiandong was laid off from the Yiyuan County Dynamics Machinery Factory. On the morning of February 27 he had just returned home from grocery shopping. Six domestic security officers were waiting in his home. Mr. Geng asked, "How can you arrest me? I have not done anything illegal!" The officers dragged him into the police vehicle without saying anything. They then ransacked his home. Mr. Geng has been sentenced to four years in prison and is in the Provincial Prison in Jinan City. He has been diagnosed with a tumor in his liver, and doctors say that it is life-threatening. The prison authorities have rejected his family's request for parole. Some intermediaries with connections to the prison officials said that over 100,000 yuan would need to be paid privately to these officials for them to grant the medical parole. Mr. Geng's wife receives a retirement payment of 800 yuan a month, and the elder of their two children works odd jobs out of town. The younger one is in her third year of high school. The family is having a hard time making ends meet.

12. [Changyi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Yunguo Taken into Custody

At around 5:00 a.m. on December 12, 2008, the director of the Buzhuang Town Police Station in Changyi City under the jurisdiction of Weifang City, Shandong Province, and a dozen police officers arrived at Ms. Wang Yunguo's home in Dayan Village, Buzhuang Town. They climbed over the wall and took Ms. Wang into custody. On the same morning, the police station director and several officers, in a police vehicle with a Changyi City plate, went to search Ms. Wang's home twice. The police confiscated all Falun Dafa books as well as brochures that expose the persecution.

Ms. Wang Yunguo started practicing Falun Dafa in the winter of 1996. She had previously developed uterine tumors twice and had three operations. Within two weeks of studying the Fa, her body was purified. The discomfort and pain in her lower abdomen disappeared. She became steadfast in her belief in Master and the Fa and set high standards for herself by following the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. When it snowed in the village, she shoveled snow from her door to the elementary school, a distance of over 500 yards. She has repaired damaged road surfaces in the village on many occasions. When she sees loose tree branches, bricks, or stones, she moves them to the roadside so others won't trip. The villagers have witnessed her kind deeds and praised her unanimously. Now Ms. Wang has been taken into custody by the Buzhuang police. She remains in the Changyi Detention Center.

Office of the director of the Buzhuang Town Police Station: 86-536-7862020

Wang Min, director of the police station, living in Lijiabu Village.

13. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Tang and Mr. Zuo Shougang Attend Court Hearing

At 9:00 a.m. on December 15, 2008, the Shuangqiao District Court in Chengde City held hearings for Mr. Zuo Shougang and Mr. Li Tang. The two practitioners were taken from the Shuangfengsi Detention Center and brought into the courtroom at around 10:00 a.m. Both wore handcuffs. Mr. Li's arms were twisted behind his back. Both had their heads shaved.

Defense attorneys defended the two practitioners by pointing out that the entire legal process was full of contradictions. The testimonies and evidence were false. Mr. Li and Mr. Zuo were taken into custody on August 12. No one should be held for over three months, but these two practitioners had been unlawfully held for over five months in the Shuangfengsi Detention Center. The police department and the procuratorate violated the law. What the police had confiscated at the practitioners' homes was not sorted, and none of the items incriminated either practitioner.

14. [Jing County, Hebei Province] Ms. Sun Shuying and Ms. Zhang Fengqin Taken into Custody

On December 15, 2008, Ms. Sun Shuying and Ms. Zhang Fengqin, in Dongguzhuang Hamlet, Jing County, were taken into custody in the Fangzhuang area of Gucheng County, Hebei Province.

15. [Ruzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Meng Qingzhi and Ms. Wei Junrong Taken to Shibalihe Forced Labor Camp

Ms. Meng Qingzhi and Ms. Wei Junrong of Ruzhou City were sentenced to 18 months and 12 months of forced labor. On December 11, 2008, Wang Yawei and Cheng Jianyang, employed by the Ruzhou City Police Department, took the two practitioners to Shibalihe Forced Labor Camp in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province.

16. [Linzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Hao Xiucun Taken to Forced Labor Camp

At around 1:00 p.m. on August 20, 2008, Guo Aimin, deputy director of the Dongyao Town Police Station in Linzhou City; Li Zhuangwei; and a few other officers arrived at Ms. Hao Xiucun's home in Xiyu Village. They told her that she had been turned in by someone living in Xiyu Village, and she was needed for a transcript to be taken at the police station; afterwards, she could return home. Ms. Hao was taken to the Dongyao Town Police Station. The officers also took a portrait of the founder of Falun Gong. After the transcript, two officers arrived from Linzhou City. They ordered Ms. Hao to curse the founder of Falun Gong and say bad things about Falun Dafa or else she would not be allowed to go home. Li Zhuangwei, an officer at the police station, told her to sign a paper, promising that she could return home as soon as she signed it. After Ms. Hao signed the paper, Yuan Taihong, director of the police station, said the investigation was still going on. Ms. Hao was held until 6:00 p.m. when Yuan Taihong sent other officers to drive her to the Linzhou City Detention Center. Ten days later, she was sentenced to forced labor. Ms. Hao Xiucun is now being held in the Shibalihe Women's Forced Labor Camp in Henan Province.

Yuan Taihong, director of the Dongyao Town Police Station in Linzhou City: 86-371-6816815 (Home), 86-13937253358 (Cell)

Guo Aimin, deputy director of the police station: 86-371-6879968 (Home), 86-13938682165 (Cell)
Li Zhuangwei, officer at the police station: 86-371-6818256 (Home), 86-13849265151 (Cell)
Hu Xiaochuan, officer at the police station: 86-371-6791385 (Home), 86-13703467369 (Cell)

17. [Huaiyang County, Henan Province] Mr. Liu Wenbin and Mr. Guo Hui Receive Heavy Sentences

Late at night on April 28, 2008, the domestic security police in Huaiyang County launched a campaign to arrest practitioners. Officers from the Doumen Township Police Station in Huaiyang County led the domestic security officers to the homes of Mr. Liu Wenbin and Mr. Guo Hui. The police presented no paperwork, took over 1,000 yuan in cash, cell phones, and other personal items. They used records from the telecommunications department to arrest other practitioners. Mr. Zheng Xianjin, who lives in Lutai Township in Huaiyang County, was arrested in the same way. The practitioners were taken to a detention center, where they were tortured. All practitioners received heavy sentences.

18. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Chunying from Baoding City Sentenced to a One-Year Term and Taken to Shijiazhuang Forced Labor Camp on December 2

19. [Shanghai] Ms. Pu Yuying Faces Trial

Ms. Pu Yuying is an engineer living under the jurisdiction of the Gumei Neighborhood Administration in the Minhang District in Shanghai. On May 14, 2008, half a dozen officers in the Hongkou District took her into custody. Prior to this, she was taken into custody several times. She is being held in the Hongkou Detention Center. She faces an unlawful trial in the Hongkou District Court on December 23.

Another practitioner, Ms. Qian Jialing, is also being held at the same detention center. Like Ms. Pu, she has also refused to sign a guarantee statement.

20. [Yakeshi City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Mr. Sun Wentian and His Wife, Ms. Li Shuzhen, Taken into Custody

On the evening of December 15, 2008, Mr. Sun Wentian and his wife, Ms. Li Shuzhen, were taken into custody by officers from the Wujiu Coal Mine Police Station while they were distributing brochures. Five officers from the Yakeshi City Police Department arrived at Mr. Sun's home at 10:00 a.m. on December 16. They climbed over the wall from Mr. Sun's neighbor's yard and searched his home while no one else was present.

The police then found Mr. Sun's older sister and told her that they did not take any property from his home. The police were not including the several DVDs, two books, and a yellow bag as personal property. The police did not show the contents of the yellow bag to his sister.

Liu Xingjun, officer in charge of Liu Xingjun

21. [Xintian County, Hunan Province] Three Practitioners Taken into Custody

Three practitioners from Xintian County were taken into custody while they were telling others in the countryside about Falun Dafa. The practitioners included Ms. Luo and Ms. Chen.

22. [Jiang'an County, Sichuan Province] Communist Party Official Chen Jiabin Assists the Persecution and Turns in His Wife

Ms. Liu Mingxia, an employee of the Water Station in Dipeng Town, Jiang'an County, Yibin City, was taken into custody six months ago by Jiang'an County Police Department officers. She was handcuffed, shackled, and taken straight to the detention center operated by the Yibin City Police Department. It is known that Ms. Liu's husband, Chen Jiabin, a Communist Party official at the Dipeng Town Government, turned her in. Chen's cell phone number is 86-13990948645.

23. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Liu Yu Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison

It has been reported that Mr. Liu Yu from Guangzhou City has been recently sentenced to seven years in prison by the Tianhe District Court. Mr. Liu defended his innocence in the courtroom, and insisted on appealing for his innocence. Because of his righteous deeds in the detention center, many everyday people have come to understand that Falun Dafa is righteous, and they understand the nature of this brutal persecution by the Communist Party.

24. [Luoding County, Guangdong Province] The Situation of Mr. Chen Jianguo and His Family in Luoding County

Mr. Chen Jianguo lives in Luoding County, Yunfu City. He was arrested by members of the Zhaoqing City 610 Office in October 2007. He was taken back to Yunfu City by the Yunfu police. He was inhumanly tortured. Personnel with the Yunfu City 610 Office revealed on one occasion that Mr. Chen Jianguo refused to answer any questions during the interrogation no matter how hard the police beat him. The Yunfu City police have not allowed Mr. Chen's family to visit him. His family and friends are worried that he has been crippled as a result of police brutality.

Mr. Chen Jianguo and his wife, Ms. Shen Xuemei, were forced to stay away from home in 2003 to avoid arrest. On the afternoon of October 25, 2007, Mr. Chen was arrested by plainclothes officers while he was walking in public. Ms. Shen and their six-year-old son still have to stay away from their home. The police in Yunfu City have harassed Ms. Shen's parents numerous times in order to find her.

During the Chinese New Year in February 2008, the Yunfu police held Ms. Shen's younger brother, Mr. Shen Mingjun, in custody for several days. In June 2008, the police took Mr. Shen to a brainwashing center in the Sanshui City Legal Institute for persecution in order to find the whereabouts of his older sister.

25. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Mr. Xie Qingyun Taken into Custody

On December 11, Mr. Xie Qingyun in Changsha City was taken into custody by the domestic security officers in Wangcheng County. Mr. Xie is being held at the Wangcheng County Detention Center. In the first half of 2008, the domestic security officers searched his home and confiscated a computer and other personal property.

Domestic Security Division of the Wangcheng County Police Department, Gaotangling Town, Wangcheng County, Changsha City, Hunan Province, ZIP Code 410200

Domestic Security Division: 86-731-8175053, 86-731-8175054

26. [Deyang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Chen Fuzhen Sentenced to Prison

At around 9:00 a.m. on August 1, 2008, Ms. Chen Fuzhen, a practitioner in the Guanghai area in Deyang City, was taken into custody. She was on her way to a grocery store when Wang Liang and Zhang Bo from the Xianggang Road Police Station and Liang Bin, Qu Runnan, and Wang Ruchun from the Guangyouyuan residential community's police office forcibly detained her. The police also searched her home when Ms. Chen's family was not present. On December 2, Ms. Chen was sentenced to four years in prison.

Guangyouyuan Residential Community Police Office:
Liang Bin: 86-838-8835577
Han Yong: 86-13541701470 (Cell)
Qu Runnan: 86-13981062578 (Cell)
Zhao Jian, Party secretary: 86-13908103735 (Cell)

Nie Yuangang, local residential police officer: 86-13890237272 (Cell)