(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 13 cities or counties in 6 provinces. In this report, 17 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 11 practitioners were illegally arrested.

  1. [Tanshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Zemei Detained
  2. [Siping City, Jilin Province] Ms. Jing Fengyun Sent to the Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp
  3. [Tianjin City] Mr. Liu Jinduo Arrested
  4. [Meishan, Sichuan Province] Police Illegally Searched the Home of Ms. Liu Junru (about 70 years old)
  5. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Shufen and Lao Mu Arrested
  6. [Anda City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Sheng Yanqin Persecuted
  7. [Chongqing City] Mr. Chen Xianhui Scheduled to Face Trial at 9:30 a.m. on December 23, 2009
  8. [Mancheng County, Hebei Province] Ms. Yin Shuqi and Other Practitioners Persecuted
  9. [Suining City, Sichun Province] Ms. Ma Liangying Arrested
  10. [Neijiang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhou Liangying and Mr. Chen Darong Sentenced
  11. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Additional Information about the Arrest of Mr. Chen Youtian
  12. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Mr. Fang Shiqian and Other Practitioners Arrested
  13. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Yun and Mr. Xia Zhenbin Arrested
  14. [Xian City, Shaanxi Province] Recent Information about the Persecution of Ms. Nie Aiju and Ms. Zhao Yu'e
  15. [Ningan City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Ge Zhifu, Who Was Detained Five Months Ago, Facing Illegal Sentence
  16. [Tianjin City] Information about the Persecution of Ms. Zhang Suwen and Ms. Dong Shuqin and Other Practitioners

1. [Tanshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Zemei Detained

On October 7, 2009, Ms. Li Zemei from Nuanquanhe, Yutian County, was taken away from her home by police from the Chengguan Police Station in Yutian County. The police also confiscated her computer and printer. Later on, Ms. Li was sent to the Yutian Detention Center. Her family was not allowed to visit her. It was said that her case had been submitted to the Procuratorate.

Liang Zicao, Director of the Yutian 610 Office: 86-315-6130610, 86-13832969400, 86-315-6118766
Bi Dajun, Superintendent of the Yutian Detention Center: 86-13832989621, 86-315-6154613

2. [Siping City, Jilin Province] Ms. Jing Fengyun Sent to the Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp

On September 17, 2009, Ms. Jing Fengyun was taken away by police from the Simalujie Police Station and the 610 Office. At the time her whereabouts were unknown. Her family went to the police station to inquire about her whereabouts many times, but they only recently learned that Ms. Jing had been sent to the Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp about ten days after she was arrested. She was sentenced to two years in a forced labor camp.

3. [Tianjin City] Mr. Liu Jinduo Arrested

On the morning of December 16, 2009, 66-year-old Mr. Liu Jinduo, from Hebei District, was reported while he talked to people about Falun Gong. He was arrested by police from the Xinkaihe Police Station. That night, Mr. Liu was transferred to the Hebei District Detention Center.

Chen, the Superintendent of the Hebei District Police Station: 86-22-26309892
Head of Surveillance and Administration Office: 86-22-27535659

4. [Meishan, Sichuan Province] Police Illegally Searched the Home of Ms. Liu Junru (about 70 years old)

5. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Shufen and Lao Mu Arrested

Ms. Wang Shufen (72 years old) and Lao Mu (about 66 years old), from the First Residential Area of Xinjiekouxili, Xicheng District, were reported to police while they were distributing Falun Gong materials during the night of December 14, 2009. They were arrested by police from the Xinjiekou Police Station. At noon the next day, six or seven policemen went to search both of their homes and took away all of the Dafa books, an MP3 player, exercises tapes, copies of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party, and other items.

6. [Anda City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Sheng Yanqin Persecuted

Mr. Sheng Yanqin, about 40 years old, is a Falun Dafa practitioner at the Bayi Farm of Anda City. Since the persecution began on July 20, 1999, he has been repeatedly persecuted. Mr. Sheng was detained for several months because he had gone to Beijng to appeal for justice for Falun Gong. In 2004, he was arrested and sentenced to three years in a forced labor camp because he talked to people about Falun Gong. In the Suihua Forced Labor Camp Mr. Sheng was inhumanly tortured. After he was released, the police often went to his home to harass him.

On December 17, 2009, Mr. Sheng Yanqin was taken away again and detained in the Anda Detention Center. His wife divorced him because she could not endure the ongoing persecution. Now, only his 80-year-old father is left at home and there is no one to take care of him.

Anda Politics and Security Office: 86-455-7224247
Anda Detention Center: 86-455-7883841

7. [Chongqing City] Mr. Chen Xianhui Scheduled to Face Trial at 9:30 a.m. on December 23, 2009

Li Houping, President of the Jiangjin District Court: 86-23-4756288, 86-13500333965, 86-23-47937123
Wan Fenghua, Chief of the 610 Office: 86-23-47555980(Office), 86-23-47522966(Home), 86-13883114366(Cell)

8. [Mancheng County, Hebei Province] Ms. Yin Shuqi and Other Practitioners Persecuted

At 10 p.m. on December 20, 2009, Ms. Yin Shuqi, Ms. Song Xiujing, Ms. Su Wenyu and other Falun Gong practitioners were reported to police while they went to distribute Falun Gong materials at the farmers market in Duanwang Village, Hancun Township, Mancheng County. Police from the Hancun Police Station apprehended them. They are being detained in the Hancun Police Station.

9. [Suining City, Sichun Province] Ms. Ma Liangying Arrested

68 year old Ms. Ma Liangying lives at Tongxin Road, Daying County, Suining City. On September 16, 2009, several policemen from the Suining National Security Team rushed into the home of Ms. Ma Liangying, confiscating Falun Dafa books and arrested Ms. Ma Liangying. Now her whereabouts are unknown.

10.[Neijiang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhou Liangying and Mr. Chen Darong Sentenced

On July 26, 2009, Ms. Zhou Liangying and Mr. Chen Darong from Tongxinba, Dongxing District, Neijiang City were arrested and detained in the Sanlie Township Police Station while they traveled to Sanlie Township, Dongxing District, to talk to people about Falun Gong. On the afternoon of December 18, 2009, the Dongxing Court held a session against the two practitioners. The whole session lasted less than ten minutes. The judge quickly sentenced Ms. Zhou Liangying to three and a half years in prison and Mr. Chen Darong to three years in prison.

11. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Additional Information about the Arrest of Mr. Chen Youtian

Mr. Chen Youtian, about 50 years old, is a farmer in Houzhuang Village, Taihe Township, Zichuan District, Zibo City. At the beginning of December 2009, he was reported to police while he talked to people about Falun Gong in Huantai County, Zibo City. He was arrested by police from the Lucun Police Station in Huantai County. Afterwards, police from Huantai County and the Taihe Police Station went to search his home.

12. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Mr. Fang Shiqian and Other Practitioners Arrested

At 6 a.m. on December 15, 2009, Mr. Fang Shiqian (about 50 years old) and his wife, Ms. Xiao Lanying (about 50 years old) from Ezhuang Village along with Ms. Chen Shouhua (about 50 years old) and Ms. Hou Jiyun (about 40 years old) from Xishi Village, Ezhuang Township, Zichuan District, Zibo City, were all taken to the Banyanglu Police Station in Zichuan District by the Zichuan police. Their homes were also searched at the same time. The police took away computers, printers, Falun Gong materials, and other items. The next day, Ms. Xiao Lanying was released, Mr. Fang Shiqian was sent to the Zichuan Detention Center, and Ms. Chen Shouhua and Ms. Hou Jiyun were sent to the Fujia Detention Center in Zhangdian District.

Pang Yijun, Director of the 610 Office: 86-533-5181283, 86-533-2563786, 86-533-8751489
Fajia Detention Center: 86-533-2189721

13. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Yun and Mr. Xia Zhenbin Arrested

Ms. Zhang Yun, about 30 years old, lives in Taihexin Village, Taihe Township, Zichuan District, Zibo City. On December 17, 2009, she was arrested by the police from the Taihe Police Station.

Mr. Xia Zhebin, about 50 years old, also lives in the same village as Ms. Zhang Yun. On December 15, 2009, he was arrested by police from the Taihe Police Station. The police also took away 5,000 yuan in cash from his home.

14. [Xian City, Shaanxi Province] Recent Information about the Persecution of Ms. Nie Aiju and Ms. Zhao Yu'e

On the morning of December 15, 2009, Yang Anrang and another four policemen from the Taoyuanlu Police Station in Lianhu District, Xian City, rushed into the home of Ms. Nie Aiju (about 60 years old) who works at the Xidian Company in Xian City. At that time, Ms. Nie was not at home and only her relatives were present. The police took away some Falun Dafa books.

Ms. Zhao Yu'e, about 70 years old, is a retired employee of the Xikai Factory in Xian City. It was said that Ms. Zhao Yu'e was arrested that same day. Her home was also searched. It was said that Ms. Zhao had been taken out of town. The details are unknown.

Li Liang, Chief of the Xian Brainwashing Center: 86-29-85631564, 86-13379269275
Xu Wanchun, Director of the Xian 610 Office: 86-29-87264011, 86-29-84396073, 86-29-13700291931

15. [Ningan City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Ge Zhifu, Who Was Detained Five Months Ago, Facing Illegal Sentence

Wang Jianmin, Director of the 610 Office: 86-13303631693
Zhang Xinyi, Assistant Director of the 610 Office: 86-13836335837

16. [Tianjin City] Information about the Persecution of Ms. Zhang Suwen and Ms. Dong Shuqin and Other Practitioners

Ms. Zhang Suwen and Ms. Dong Shuqin, from Ji County, were arrested around October 1, 2009. They were sentenced to 15 months in a forced labor camp. Now they are being detained in the Dagang Women's Forced Labor Camp in Tianjin City.

Ms. Wang Suzhi, Ms. Sun and Mr. Li Qiang are still being detained in the Ji County Detention Center.

The Ji County 610 Office: 86-22-29182610
Zhao Qingguo, Director of the 610 Office: 86-13821526060, 86-22-29032630(H)
Cui Xianghui, Chief of the Ji County National Security Team: 86-22-82861638 ext. 3010