(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 25 cities or counties in 14 provinces. In this report, 49 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 21 practitioners were illegally arrested.

  1. [Beijing] Pnce] Zhoukou City, Dancheng County Falun Gong Practitioners Ms. Wu Fengyin persecution Exposed in Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp in Beijing
  2. [Dalian, Liaoning Province] Shahe District Court Illegally Tried Three Falun Gong Practitioners, Including Ms. Ma Xiuming at 9:00 a.m. on January 18, 2008
  3. [Beijing] Zheng Haitao and Other Falun Gong Practitioners Conduct Hunger Strike in Masanjia Forced Labor Camp
  4. [Fusong County, Jilin Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Li Guangrong Illegally Arrested
  5. [Heilongjiang Province] Three Falun Gong Practitioners from 8511 Farm Arrested
  6. [Kiamusu, Heilongjiang Province] Kiamusu Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Wang Yingxia, Arrested in Tongjiang City on December 14, 2007, is Currently Being Held at Fuyuan County Detention Center
  7. [Diaobingshan City, Liaoning Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Wang Hongshu Detained
  8. [Harbin, Heilongjiang Province] Li Chunjuan and Liu Pengfei Detained
  9. [Tianjin City] Zhang Hongyan Seized and Taken to Baodi Distrcit Detention Center
  10. [Tianjin City] Hongqiao Sub-bureau Xigu Police Station Harasses Falun Gong Practitioners
  11. [Funing County, Hebei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Gao Guidong Arrested
  12. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Additional Information on Wang Ruixia Sentenced to One Year of Forced Labor
  13. [Shanhaiguan, Hebei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner, Ms. Huang Weiling, Arrested by Police from Lunan Police Station around 10 p.m. on January 17, 2008, Whereabouts Unknown
  14. [Henan Provice] and Ms. Guo Fengying Arrested by Dancheng County Public Security Bureau
  15. [Nanyang City, Henan Province], Ms. Zhou Shuhua Arrested when Clarifying the Truth About Falun Gong at 10:00 a.m. on January 17, 2007
  16. [Kaifeng City, Henan Province] Yu Huifang Secretly Sentenced
  17. [Lintong County, Shanxi Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Zhang Caie Arrested
  18. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Song Bin Sentenced to Seven and a Half Years on November 14, 2007
  19. [Jiangmen, Guangdong Province] In January 2008, Ms. Hu Yuechan and Ms. Yu Shunjie Arrested When Distributing Material
  20. [Dazhi, Hubei Province] Ke Changyan Arrested and Taken to Shayang Forced Labor Camp
  21. [Sha County, Fujian Province] Falun Gong Practitioners Le Shengzhuo and Wife, Le Mudi Arrested
  22. [Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Cai Huarong Tried in Court
  23. [Chongqing City] Falun Gong Practitioner Meng Xuetao Sentenced to Forced Labor
  24. [Chongqing City] On January 16, 2008, Changshou Area Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Gao Yunxia Sent to Tieshanping Youth Re-education Center for Further Persecution
  25. [Dongguang County, Hebei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Wang Xiaohua Arrested
  26. [Sichuan Province] Brief Information on the Persecution of Mingshan County Falun Gong Practitioners
  27. [Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province] Falun Gong Practitioners Zhou Jianyuan, Zhuo Jiangshan, and Huang Jiafang Arrested by Police
  28. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Zhang Yi Resists Persecution
  29. [Xilinhaote, Inner Mongolia] Persecution Situation of Falun Gong Practitioner Xin Guifang and Others
  30. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Li Hao Arrested
  31. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Yang Fengzhi Detained at Qiaozhuang Detention Center in Tong County, Beijing
  32. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Long Xianjin Arrested
  33. [Gangu County, Gansu Province] Police Station National Protection Brigade Personnel Harass Falun Gong Practitioners

1. [Beijing] Persecution Exposed in Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp in Beijing

(1) Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wang Yinglin is being detained at Tuanhe Man's Forced Labor Camp in Beijing. Because he refused to "transform," he was beaten by guards, including Li Xueqiang at 1:30 p.m. on December 18, 2007.

(2) Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhao Baoli, is a painter over 50 years old. Because he refused to transform, he was forced to squat in a small cell for over 20 days, and was sent back to the cell on January 12, 2008.

(3) The registration room in Tuanhe Men's Forced Labor Camp has a poster: "Advocate science, Resist cult." to defame Falun Gong.

2. [Dalian, Liaoning Province] Shahe District Court Illegally Tried Three Falun Gong Practitioners, Including Ms. Ma Xiuming at 9:00 a.m. on January 18, 2008

People's court presiding judge, Shahe District Court, Dalian City: Li Bianjiang 86-411-86840596

3. [Beijing] Zheng Haitao and Other Falun Gong Practitioners Conduct Hunger Strike in Masanjia Forced Labor Camp

In January 2007, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zheng Haitao of Chengde went to Beijing to drive his taxi, and was arrested in Tongzhou District, Beijing, and sentenced to two years of forced labor. Because Beijing will hold the Olympics, some detained practitioners have been transferred to other cities outside the city. Zheng Haitao and another practitioner were transferred to Brigade No. 3, Camp No. 1 of Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. They refused to perform slave labor. Zheng Haitao and others are on a hunger strike to resist the persecution.

4. [Fusong County, Jilin Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Li Guangrong Illegally Arrested

At around 5:00 p.m. on January 18, 2008, six police officers of Fusong County suddenly broke into Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Li Guangrong's home, searched his home, and forcibly arrested him.

Fusong County Public Security Bureau director, Wei Guoxiang: 86-439-6230333, 86-15944955555
Fusong County Public Security Bureau deputy director, Du Huanli: 86-439-6233001, 86-13894008285

5. [Heilongjiang Province] Three Falun Gong Practitioners from 8511 Farm Arrested

On the morning of December 27, 2007, Ms. Sui Yuhua, Ms. Lei Chuanqing, Ms. Ma Shurong, and other Falun Gong practitioners from the 8511 Farm at Xingkai Town, Mishan City, Heilongjiang Province were clarifying the truth at the Team 2 area of Xingkai Village. They were reported, and seized by police of Xingkai Town Police Station. On the same day, they were sent to Mishan City Detention Center, and locked up for two weeks.

On January 2, 2008, officers from Xingkai Town Police Station went to these three practitioners' homes and forced their family members to signa document. The family members wanted to deliver bedding and daily necessities to them, but were arbitrarily rejected.

6. [Kiamusu, Heilongjiang Province] Kiamusu Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Wang Yingxia, Arrested in Tongjiang City on December 14, 2007, is Currently Being Held at Fuyuan County Detention Center

Fuyuan County Detention Center: 86-454-2132428
Manager Zhang Zhenlong: 86-13845420889

7. [Diaobingshan City, Liaoning Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Wang Hongshu Detained

On the morning of January 17, 2008, Mr. Wang Hongshu was arrested on his way to his elder sister's home, and is now being detained in Diaobingshan City Detention Center.

8. [Harbin, Heilongjiang Province] Li Chunjuan, Liu Pengfei Detained

Pingfang District Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Li Chunjuan and Mr. Liu Pengfei have been imprisoned for over a month. Liu Pengfei is now being detained at Zhangjiadian by Pingfang Public Security Sub-bureau, and Li Chunjuan is held at section 7.

Pingfang Public Security Sub-bureau director: 86-451-86505242
Legal Management Office: 86-451-86505242
Pingfang District 610 Office: 86-451-86505710

9. [Tianjin City] Zhang Hongyan Seized and Taken to Baodi Distrcit Detention Center

On the morning of January 16, 2008, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Zhang Hongyan was arrested by Lintingkou Town Police Station, Baodi District, Tianjin City, and sent to Baodi District Detention Center.

10. [Tianjin City] Hongqiao Sub-bureau Xigu Police Station Harasses Falun Gong Practitioners

On January 16, 2008, Xigu Police Station of Tianjin City Hongqiao Sub-bureau searched the homes of Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Guo, Ms. Zhang, Ms. Li and others, and confiscated satellite equipment and other property.

11. [Funing County, Hebei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Gao Guidong Arrested

On January 18, 2008, Mr. Gao Guidong of Shimenzhai Town, Funing County, Qinhuangdao City was reported while he was clarifying the truth of Falun Gong. Police officers from Shimenzhai Police Station arrested him, and sent him to Funing County National Protection Brigade.

Shimenzhai Police Station: 86-335-6098360, 86-335-6098361, 86-335-6098100
Shimenzhai Police Station instructor Zhang Yinguo: 86-335-6095198, 86-13903337826
Funing County 610 Office chief Zheng Xiaojun: 86-13315696796, 86-335-6021044

12. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Additional Information on Wang Ruixia Sentenced to One Year of Forced Labor

Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Wang Ruixia works in a workshop of Jingge Village Mining Industry Subsidiary Company in the Kaiping District of Tangshan City. In August 2006, she was reported when she posted Falun Dafa truth-clarification materials in Jingge Village, Kaiping District. Kang Shunlai, the party secretary of Jingge Village, Kaiping District, along with others, arrested Wang Ruixia and took her to the Village Committee office, where they viciously cursed and beat her. Afterwards, Kang Shunlai reported her and sent her to Liyuan Police Station in Kaiping. The police repeatedly threatened Wang Ruixia to give up practicing Falun Dafa, but Wang Ruixia refused.

On the afternoon of January 9, 2008, Liyuan Police Station in Kaiping again threatened Wang Ruixia about giving up Falun Dafa practice. After she refused, they sent her to Kaiping Forced Labor Camp for one year of forced labor.

13. [Shanhaiguan, Hebei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Huang Weiling Arrested by Police from Lunan Police Station around 10 p.m. on January 17, 2008, Whereabouts Unknown

14. [Henan Province] Zhoukou City Dancheng County Falun Gong Practitioners Ms. Wu Fengying and Ms. Guo Fengying Arrested by Dancheng County Public Security Bureau

15. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Zhou Shuhua Arrested when Clarifying the Truth About Falun Gong at 10:00 a.m. on January 17, 2007

16. [Kaifeng City, Henan Province] Yu Huifang Secretly Sentenced

Shortly after 6:00 a.m., one day in early November 2007, Kaifeng City Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Yu Huifang was secretly taken to the Gulou District 610 Office by agents in Kaifeng City. Without following any legal procedures, the 610 Office agents took out an already prepared written judgment and sentenced her to three years. Yu Huifang is now being held at Xinxiang Women's Prison.

Kaifeng City Xisi Police Station: 86-378-5322334
Kaifeng City Gulou District Court criminal courtroom presiding judge, Zhu Wei: 86-378-3975016, 86-378-3878078, 86-13837895899

17. [Lintong County, Shanxi Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Zhang Caie Arrested

On January 10, 2008, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Zhang Caie of Xingzhe Wucun, Lintong County, was forcibly taken from her home by Lintong Train Station police.

Since 2003, evildoers have gone to her home to harass and persecute her every year, and her 7-year-old granddaughter has no one to look after her.

18. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Song Bin Sentenced to Seven and a Half Years on November 14, 2007

Ms. Song Bin is in her fifties.

19. [Jiangmen, Guangdong Province] In January 2008, Ms. Hu Yuechan and Ms. Yu Shunjie Arrested When Distributing Material

20. [Dazhi, Hubei Province] Ke Changyan Arrested and Taken to Shayang Forced Labor Camp

On the night of December 12, 2007, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Ke Changyan of Mingshan, Dazhi, had his home searched by over ten police officers and was arrested. On December 26, 2007, he was taken to Shayang Forced Labor Camp in Hubei Province for two years of forced labor.

21. [Sha County, Fujian Province] Falun Gong Practitioners Le Shengzhuo and his Wife, Le Mudi Arrested

On January 12, 2008, Mr. Le Shengzhuo and his wife, Ms. Le Mudi of Sha County, Fujian Province, were arrested by police from Sha County. Their home was searched, and a laptop computer, printer, Falun Dafa books and truth-clarification materials, etc. were confiscated. They are now being held at Sha County Detention Center. They are on a hunger strike to resist the persecution.

Sha County Public Security Bureau: 86-598-5822178
Sha County Detention Center: 86-598-5822823

22. [Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Cai Huarong Tried in Court

At 9:45 a.m. on January 18, 2008, Zhuhai City Xiangzhou District Court illegally tried Ms. Cai Huarong. The court did not allow her family to hire a defense attorney. Cai Huarong stated she did nothing wrong, and that her belief is legal and the persecution is criminal. The court was unable to put her on trial.

23. [Chongqing City] Falun Gong Practitioner Meng Xuetao Sentenced to Forced Labor

On December 28, 2007, Mr. Meng Xuetao of Yuzhong Distrcit, Chongqing City, was arrested by police and taken to Shapingba Detention Center, when he was handing out "truth-clarification" materials in Shapingba District of Chongqing City. He has been sentenced to two years of forced labor by Chongqing City Judicial Bureau, and is being held at Xishanping Man's Forced Labor Camp.

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On July 22, 1999, Meng Xuetao went to Beijing to appeal, and was detained at Xishanping Men's Forced Labor Camp, beaten by police, and subjected to many forms of torture. In 2005, Meng Xuetao was again arrested by police and taken to Xishanping Men's Forced Labor Camp. During that period, he was critically ill three times.

24. [Chongqing City] On January 16, 2008, Changshou Area Falun Gong Practitioner, Ms. Gao Yunxia, Sent to Tieshanping Youth Re-education Center for Further Persecution

25. [Dongguang County, Hebei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Wang Xiaohua Arrested

At 9:00 a.m. on January 18, 2008, Ms. Wang Xiaohua, who makes a living by washing cars at home, was taken away by Dongguang County Public Security Bureau and sent to Nanpi County Detention Center. Wang Xiaohua's husband passed away and left two children alone at home.

26. [Sichuan Province] Brief Information on the Persecution of Mingshan County Falun Gong Practitioners

The following practitioners were sent to forced labor camp:

Ms. Wu Xueyu, sentenced to one and a half years in October 2000, still encounters harassment after her release.


Ms. Hu Rong, sentenced to one and a half years in October 2000, and again sentenced to one and a half years of forced labor in 2002.


Ms. Yang Qiongfang, went to validate the Fa in Beijing in 2000; fined twice in total of 1,400 yuan; sent to labor camp twice for total of five years.


Ms. Song Yuanfen, detained for over 20 days in May 2004. In October 2004, was sentenced to one year and nine months of forced labor.

Ms. Yang Mingyu, 38, sentenced to one and a half years of forced labor in 2004, and arrested from rice paddy by Mingshan Public Security Bureau and 610 Office on July 3, 2007; sentenced to two years of forced labor; being held at Nanmusi Women's Forced Labor Camp in Zizhong.

Mr. Li Chaoxin, held by Mingshan Detention Center for 14 days and fined 500 yuan in October 2000. In November 2001, he was again held by Mingshan Detention Center for 23 days. In July 2002, he was locked up for 3 days in the office of Mingshan Public Security Bureau and fined 500 yuan and again held by Mingshan Detention Center for 28 days in October 2005.

Mr. Chen Yonghe, held by Mingshan Detention Center for 8 days and fined 100 yuan in 2000 and again held by Mingshan Detention Center for 28 days in July 2006.

Mr. Li Dengtian, held by Mingshan Detention Center for over 10 days and fined 3,000 yuan in 2001.
Mr. Li Rong, held for 5 days and fined 500 yuan in November 2001.
Mr. Song Fugang, held for 14 days by Mingshan Detention Center and fined 2,000 yuan in July 2002.
Mr. Song Hongliang, held for over 10 days by Mingshan Detention Center and fined 2,000 yuan in July 2002.
Mr. Gao Shijie, held for 15 days by Mingshan Detention Center and fined 1,000 yuan in November 2001.
Ms. Guo Shufen, held for 15 days by Mingshan Detention Center and fined 1,000 yuan in November 2001.
Ms. Wang Zhiqiong, held for 2 days in Mingshan Public Security Bureau in October 2005.
Mr. Liao Chengxiang, held for 2 days in Yongxing Town Police Station, Mingshan County in 2002.
Mr. Wang Guobing, held for over ten days at Mingshan Detention Center in July 2006.

Fined:

Mr. Liao Guojin: 2,000 yuan; Mr. Wang Dacai: 2,000 yuan; Mr. Liu Tianjun: 1,000 yuan; Mr. Wei Guofu: 1,000 yuan; Mr. Yang Jiatian: 300 yuan.

27. [Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province] Falun Gong Practitioners Zhou Jianyuan, Zhuo Jiangshan, and Huang Jiafang Arrested by Police

On September 23, 2007, Falun Gong practitioners from Wuchuan City, Zhanjiang Area, Mr. Zhou Jianyuan, Mr. Zhuo Jiangshan (a university associate professor in Guangzhou), and Ms. Huang Jiafang, were arrested at Meilu Town, Wuchuan City, and are now being held at Wuchuan City No. 2 Detention Center.

28. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Zhang Yi Resists Persecution

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhang Yi of Wuhan Railway Transportation Section Xiangfan Revolution Workshop was sentenced to one year of forced labor in 2006. In December 2007, he returned home from Shayang Forced Labor Camp in Jingmen. He went to register at his workplace on December 17, 2007, and the party committee unreasonably transferred him out of his frontline work post without any legal procedure.

Wuhan Railway Transportation Section Party Secretary, Wang Chaofeng: 86-13207259266, 86-27-88047497

29. [Xilinhaote, Inner Mongolia] Persecution Situation of Falun Gong Practitioner Xin Guifang and Others

On December 20, 2007, Ms. Xin Guifang's home was searched, and Falun Dafa books and some truth-clarification materials were confiscated.

Around December 24, 2007, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Yu Junjuan went to Ms. Chang Yuqin's home, while police officers came to arrest Chang Yuqin. Police found a "Minghui Weekly" in Yu Junjuan's bag, and used it as a excuse to search their homes and arrest them.

In August 2007, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Du Xiuqin (in her fifties) was sentenced to forced labor for handing out Falun Gong truth-clarification materials.

In May 2007, Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Cao Jun, Mr. Rong and Ms. Li Yufen were seized and sentenced to forced labor.

30. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Li Hao Arrested

On the night of January 18, 2008, Mr. Li Hao, 32, from Wuchang District, Wuhan City, was arrested by police from Shuiguohu Police Station, Wuchang District Public Security Bureau, when he was posting Falun Gong truth-clarification materials at Hubei Province Science and Technology Building. His whereabouts are unknown.

31. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Yang Fengzhi Detained at Qiaozhuang Detention Center in Tong County, Beijing

On January 18, 2008, when Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Yang Fengzhi of Changchun went to hand out Falun Dafa truth-clarification materials in Beijing, she was reported and then arrested. She is now being held at Qiaozhuang Detention Center, Tong County in Beijing.

32. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Long Xianjin Arrested

At noon on January 17, 2008, Ms. Long Xianjin of Tianhui Village, Jinniu District, Chengdu City, was arrested by plainclothes police when she was clarifying the truth in Tianhui Town. Her home was searched that afternoon. Long Xianjin's whereabouts is unknown.

33. [Gangu County, Gansu Province] Police Station National Protection Brigade Personnel Harass Falun Gong Practitioners

At around 3:00 p.m. on January 17, 2008, Gangu County Police Station National Protection Brigade chief Gou Binya, led others to break into the home of Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Pu Binpeng at Shilipu Village, who has been forced into homelessness. They saw a copy of Zhuan Falun on the table, so they began to rummage through chests and cupboards. They grabbed the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party disks and Minghui Weekly, etc. On the second day, they trapped and forced the wife and daughter of Pu Binpeng to sign a document which covered their illegal search on the other day at the National Protection Brigade.