(Clearwisdom.net) Today's report includes incidents of persecution that took place in 17 cities or counties in 7 provinces. In this report, 41 practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during their detention, and at least eight practitioners were illegally arrested.

  1. [Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province] Personnel from the Zhuozhou City Police Department's Domestic Security Division Arrested Ms. Zhang Shuting on December 26, 2008

  2. [Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Runsheng Held in the Handan City Forced Labor Camp

  3. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Practitioners Held in the Anqiu City Detention Center

  4. [Jilin Province] Mr. Liu Chengda and Mr. Li Hailong Sentenced to Five and Four Years in Prison, Respectively

  5. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Guozheng Subjected to an Illegal Trial on January 5, 2009

  6. [Tonghe County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Song Zhanlin and Mr. Du Deping Held in the Daqing City Prison's No. 7 Division

  7. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhao Xinghua Arrested

  8. [Yinan City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Persecuted

  9. [Shanghai] Police Arrest Ms. Zhao Yuping

  10. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Mr. Hai Chengshui Held in the Jinan City Men's Prison

  11. [Pingyuan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Yang Jinju Arrested

  12. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Mr. Yuan Hecheng Arrested

  13. [Xinji City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Kuncai Is Still in Detention

  14. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Wang Ying Sentenced

  15. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Li Raoying Transferred from the Tianhe District Detention Center to the Fanyu Detention Center

  16. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] The Persecution of Ms. Yu Yuanling

  17. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Gong Xudong Held in the Dalian City Forced Labor Camp

  18. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Evildoings of Policeman Lu Zhiqiang

  19. [Linghai City, Liaoning Province] The Persecution of Ms. Zhu Baojuan

  20. [Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Guo Xingguo Is Held in the Hulan City Prison--Has Lung Disease

  21. [Shanghai] Mr. Yang Haiyan, His Father, and Sister Held in the New Pudong District Detention Center

  22. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] The Police Steal from a Practitioner

  23. [Shanghai] Ms. Ni Cuiping Sentenced

  24. [Chongqing] The Persecution of Mr. Kang Hong

1. [Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province] Personnel from the Zhuozhou City Police Department's Domestic Security Division Arrested Ms. Zhang Shuting on December 26, 2008

2. [Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Runsheng Held in the Handan City Forced Labor Camp

Twenty-eight-year-old Mr. Zhang Runsheng lives in the Handan City Steel Company's Baier Community. Personnel from the Baijia Village Police Station arrested him and ransacked his home on May 30, 2008, as he browsed online in an Internet café. Police confiscated Dafa books and truth-clarifying materials. Mr. Zhang was eventually sentenced to one year and nine months of forced labor and is currently being held in the city's forced labor camp.

3. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Practitioners Held in the Anqiu City Detention Center

Police from Anqiu City arrested many practitioners and placed them in the city detention center. They included Mr. Chen Zhaodi, Mr. Mo Jianzhen, Ms. Li Yuhua, Ms. Zhang Yuanxiang, Ms. Cao Jinhua, Ms. Ma Aiyu, Ms. Tian Xiumei, Mr. Liu Jianwen, Ms. Ren Hongmei, Ms. Yang Yimei, Ms. Huang Yongyue, Ms. Sun Guizhen, Ms. Shi Guilan, Mr. Zhang Fengfu, Mr. Xu Yansheng, Mr. Yu Shengquan, and Ms. Wang Yulan. Some of them have been released.

4. [Jilin Province] Mr. Liu Chengda and Mr. Li Hailong Sentenced to Five and Four Years in Prison, Respectively

5. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Guozheng Subjected to an Illegal Trial on January 5, 2009

6. [Tonghe County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Song Zhanlin and Mr. Du Deping Held in the Daqing City Prison's No. 7 Division

Mr. Song Zhanlin, 40, from Tonghe Town, Tonghe County, was sentenced to 11 years in prison. Mr. Du Deping, 38, from the Longfeng District, Daqing City, was sentenced to two and a half years. They were taken to the Daqing City Prison No. 7 Division in late October 2008. Guards have forced them to do heavy labor and ordered several detainees to monitor them. They are not allowed to talk with others or leave their cells without permission.

7. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhao Xinghua Arrested

Officers headed by Liu Kanhua from the Cangzhou City Yunhe Police Station broke into Mr. Zhao Xinghua's home and ransacked it at 8:00 p.m. on December 29, 2008. The police arrested him and his wife. His wife has been released, but Mr. Zhao is still held at the police station.

It was heard that the police harassed two practitioners between December 23 and 29, 2008.

8. [Yinan City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Persecuted

Personnel from the Yinan City 610 Office and from the Domestic Security Division arrested 16 practitioners from the city on December 19, 2008. Mr. Liu Naixun, Ms. Wang Xilan, and Ms. Wang Deju were held for 35 days and have been released. Ms. Wang Xi'ai, Mr. Liu Jianhua, Mr. Sui Shuchang, and Ms. Zhi Fuqin were admitted to the Linyi City Brainwashing Center. Mr. Wang Xijie went to the police department to request his relative's release, but instead he was held for seven days. He has since been released.

9. [Shanghai] Police Arrest Ms. Zhao Yuping

The police arrested Ms. Zhao Yuping at her home in Caolu Town in the New Pudong District of Shanghai, and ransacked it on the morning of December 2, 2008.

10. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Mr. Hai Chengshui Held in the Jinan City Men's Prison

Personnel from the Hengtai County 610 Office arrested Mr. Han Chengshui from Huantai County, Zibo City, in March 2006. He is still in the Jinan City Men's Prison. His wife and teen-aged child are on their own at home.

11. [Pingyuan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Yang Jinju Arrested

Personnel from the Pingyuan County 610 Office arrested Ms. Yang Jinju and ransacked her home on December 23, 2008. Police told her family that if they paid 30,000 yuan they would release her. As the New Year approaches, the police are harassing practitioners to extort money from them.

Zhao Qun, Pingyuan County Police Department: 86-534-4211069 (Office), 86-534-4211070, 86-534-4211071
Zhang Zhenyi, 610 Office head: 86-534-4256967 (Office), 86-13395447689 (Cell)

12. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Mr. Yuan Hecheng Arrested

Personnel from the Xushui County Police Station arrested Mr. Yuan Hecheng on the night of December 26, 2008, and put him in the county detention center. More than 20 officers took part in the arrest, arriving in five police vehicles at Mr. Yuan's home. They confiscated Dafa books and truth-clarifying materials.

13. [Xinji City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Kuncai Is Still in Detention

Tianjiazhuang Township Police Station chief Li Jianhua and a group of policemen arrested Mr. Li Kuncai from Liujiazhuang Village on July 20, 2008. They took him to the Xinji City Detention Center. He was sentenced in court on September 20, 2008. The verdict is unknown.

14. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Wang Ying Sentenced

Ms. Wang Ying from the Tianhe District, Guangzhou City, was arrested on April 15, 2008, and was recently sentenced to three years in prison. She has appealed.

15. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Li Raoying Transferred from the Tianhe District Detention Center to the Fanyu Detention Center

16. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] The Persecution of Ms. Yu Yuanling

The police arrested Ms. Yu Yuanling from the Hedong District, Linyi City, on the afternoon of November 29, 2008. She was held in the city detention center and mistreated. She is very weak and has fainted several times. Her family has repeatedly requested her release, but the police have denied their visits. They recently extorted money from Ms. Yu's family.

Yu Zhijie, Hedong District Police Department division responsible for persecuting Falun Gong: 86-539-8382110, 86-13905391595 (Cell)
Wang Chuanyu, Hedong District 610 Office head: 86-539-8385002, 86-539-8181258

17. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Gong Xudong Held in the Dalian City Forced Labor Camp

Personnel from the Zhongshan District Police Department and from the Kuiying Street Police Station arrested 40-year-old Mr. Gong Xudong from Qingyun Street, Dalian City, on December 2, 2008. He was sentenced to two years of forced labor in the city's forced labor camp on December 23, 2008.

Mr. Gong had already been sentenced to two years of forced labor in 2001 and was released in 2003.

Ji Zhenfeng, Dalian City 610 Office head: 86-411-82739766, 86-13504095858

18. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Evildoings of Policeman Lu Zhiqiang

Personnel from the Jinzhou District Domestic Security Division and from Liangjiadian Police Station in Dalian City arrested Mr. Yan Shoulin; his wife, Ms. Yang Chunmei; and his brother, Mr. Yang Bin, on December 3, 2008. The officer personally responsible, Lu Zhiqiang, extorted 5,000 yuan from Mr. Yang Bin.

Guo Xiaoyong, Liangjiadian Police Station chief: 86-411-87282011 (Office), 86-411-87802733 (Home), 86-13504960189
Lu Zhiqiang: 86-411-87280708 (Office)
Shao Benming, Political Security Division chief: 86-411-87837077 (Office), 86-411-87821948 (Home), 86-13050587531

19. [Linghai City, Liaoning Province] The Persecution of Ms. Zhu Baojuan

Ms. Zhu Baojuan from Jianye Township, Linghai City, was taken to the Jinzhou City No. 2 Detention Center on July 1, 2008. Linghai City Court officials sentenced her to five years in prison in mid-August 2008. Ms. Zhu has severe heart disease and two uterine fibroid tumors. Officials in the Shenyang City Prison refused to admit her, so the police took her back to the No. 2 Detention Center. Ms. Zhu was taken to the Shenyang City Prison Hospital on December 19, 2008. the police ordered her family to pay a large sum of money for her surgery.

20. [Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Guo Xingguo Is Held in the Hulan City Prison--Has Lung Disease

Hulan City Prison chief Liu: 86-451-57307361

21. [Shanghai] Mr. Yang Haiyan, His Father, and Sister Held in the New Pudong District Detention Center

22. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] The Police Steal from a Practitioner

Minyi Street Police Station chief Chen and other policemen from the Jianghan District of Wuhan City stole 200 to 300 yuan from a practitioner in November 2008. Their excuse was that there were truth-clarifying characters printed on the cash.

23. [Shanghai] Ms. Ni Cuiping Sentenced

Ms. Ni Cuiping, in her 40s, lives in apartment No. 237 in Damuqiao Street, Shanghai. She was arrested and put in Qinzhou Detention Center on October 5, 2008, for distributing Falun Gong flyers. She has been sentenced to two years of forced labor and will be sent into the Zhenjiang Forced Labor Camp. Ms. Ni has high blood pressure, heart disease, and rhinitis. She has lost over 20 pounds during the past two months. The police have ransacked her home in Shanghai and confiscated two computers, a printer, and Dafa books.

24. [Chongqing] The Persecution of Mr. Kang Hong

Mr. Kang Hong graduated from the Pediatrics Department at Chongqing Medical University. He had been held in a prison for seven years and was arrested again in 2008 and sentenced to two years of forced labor.

Mr. Kang had a mental collapse on November 20, 2008. He also became totally incontinent and screamed in delusion. Below are details of his plight:

Mr. Kang was transferred to the No. 1 Group of the Xishanping Forced Labor Camp's No. 7 Division on November 24, 2008. Chief Meng Shuping and other guards tortured him. They poured freezing well water on him and then beat him. Mr. Kang screamed and moaned.

Ms. Zhang Yinming saw that Mr. Kang was dying on November 30, 2008, and tried to persuade guard Li Yucheng not to torture Mr. Kang. Li Yucheng beat Ms. Zhang and instigated another guard, Wei Shaohong, to beat Ms. Zhang.

Meng Shuping, Xishanping Forced Labor Camp Zhengxun Division chief: 86-15922611118

December 31, 2008