(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 16 cities or counties in 11 provinces. In this report, 10 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 25 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Beijing] Mr. Lei Zhongfu Taken to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp
2. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Yang Yongsheng Arrested
3. [Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province] Three Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested
4. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Fu Caixia Faces Unlawful Trial
5. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Police Ransack Homes
6. [Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Three Practitioners Arrested
7. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Practitioners Transferred
8. [Chongqing] Ms. Chen Shanju Arrested
9. [Shuangliao City, Jilin Province] Mr. Chen Baiquan Taken to a Forced Labor Camp
10. [Longchang County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Lei Yinghua Arrested
11. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Practitioners Arrested
12. [Shenze County, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Yongchang Arrested
13. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Sun Li and Ms. Lu Yanru Arrested
14. [Shenzhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Liu Qingzeng Arrested
15. [Jinyun City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Ying Yujuan and Daughter Arrested
16. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Police Fabricate Charges in Mr. Guo Daoyou's Case
17. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gong Juhui Arrested
18. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Yuhan and Ms. Song Lianying Detained
19. [Huaian City, Jiangsu Province] Falun Gong Practitioners Persecuted
20. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Update on the Persecution of Mr. Liu Xin

1. [Beijing] Mr. Lei Zhongfu Taken to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp

The police arrested Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Lei Zhongfu on May 23, 2008, and recently transferred him to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp.

2. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Yang Yongsheng Arrested

Officers from the Zhongyuan Police Department's Ludong Village Police Station arrested 63-year-old Ms. Yang Yongsheng from her home on the afternoon of July 10, 2008, and took her to the No. 2 Custody Center in Xiliuhu.

3. [Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province] Three Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested

Officers from Ronggang Police Station in Binhu District, Wuxi City, arrested Mr. Luo, Ms. Kuang Shulan, and Ms. Qi Shixiu between early July and August 2008. They also ransacked the three practitioners' homes.

Prior to the arrests they had monitored Ms. Kuang's home in hope of finding evidence to indict her. Ten police officers and ten plainclothes agents broke into her home in mid July 2008 and arrested her.

Ms. Qi was arrested from her home on the afternoon of August 2, 2008. They turned the place upside-down and also took her computer. All three practitioners were still in police custody as of the writing of this article and were subjected to brainwashing and torture.

Nothing has been heard from Mr. Qian Jiarong, another practitioner who was arrested in mid March 2008.

4. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Fu Caixia Faces Unlawful Trial

Ms. Fu Caixia faces a possible trial despite lack of evidence against her.

5. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Police Ransack Homes

The police ransacked a practitioner's rented sixth-floor residence on Fangzhengdong Street, Chengdu City. They arrested the practitioner and also arrested 57-year-old Ms. Xu Li, a practitioner living across from that residence. The police ransacked both homes.

6. [Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Three Practitioners Arrested

A group of Tongliao City Public Security Bureau agents arrested Ms. Bian Lingyun from her job at a hotel on the morning of May 7, 2008, and held her at Hexi Detention Center in Tongliao City. The police transferred her to an undisclosed location one month later. Also taken away were two other practitioners; one of them was surnamed Li.

7. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Practitioners Transferred

Ms. Niu Ruifen and Ms. Yu Shuzhen are both from the Guye District, Tangshan City. They were held at the No. 1 Detention Center in Tangshan City. Plainclothes agents took both women to Shuiwuzhuang Police Station on August 17, 2008. In the afternoon, Guye District 610 Office agents sent them to Linxi Police Station, and the police ransacked Ms. Yu's home.

8. [Chongqing] Ms. Chen Shanju Arrested

Ms. Chen Shanju is in her 40s and lived in Daxing Village, the Jiangbei District, Chongqing. Liang Shibin and other officers from the Jiangbei District Police Department broke into her home at 9:00 p.m. on August 13, 2008 and arrested her. They took her to the Guanyinqiao Police Station, where they handcuffed her behind her back and interrogated her until 4:00 a.m. the next day. They subsequently took her to the Jiangbei District Custody Center and held her there for 15 days. Three days later they issued a notice saying she had been sentenced to one year of forced labor and to brainwashing. She is still being persecuted at the custody center.

9. [Shuangliao City, Jilin Province] Mr. Chen Baiquan Taken to Forced Labor Camp

The Communist regime illegally sentenced Mr. Chen Baiquan to one year of forced labor and brainwashing and recently sent him to Fenjin Forced Labor Camp in Changchun City.

10. [Longchang County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Lei Yinghua Arrested

Longchang County Public Security Bureau officials secretly arrested Ms. Lei Yinghua, a retiree in her 50s, and sent her to Neijiang City Brainwashing Center, where she was savagely tortured. Prior to this incident, the same group of agents had twice arrested her and taken her to Nanmusi Women's Forced Labor Camp in Zizhong, Sichuan Province, where she was brutally tortured.

11. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Practitioners Arrested

Someone reported Ms. Xu Linxiang and her daughter from Xingzi County, Jiujiang City, when they were distributing Falun Gong information flyers in Sujiadang Township, Xingzi County, on the evening of July 7, 2008. The police arrested the two along with three others: Ms. Shen Qingxiu, Ms. Shen Huoxiu, and Ms. Tao Heying.

The police also arrested Cheng, Zhang, and Ms. Wu Weiping from her privately owned restaurant, and ransacked the three practitioners' homes. These practitioners are being held either in the Xingzi County Detention Center or in the Jiujiang City Detention Center.

12. [Shenze County, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Yongchang Arrested

The police ransacked Mr. Zhang Yongchang's home in Jia Village, Liucun Township, Shenze Count,y on May 1, 2007. He lived away from home for more than a year. The police arrested him after someone notified them about Mr. Zhang speaking in public about Falun Gong on August 24, 2008. He is now in the Shenze County Detention Center.

13. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Sun Li and Ms. Lu Yanru Arrested

14. [Shenzhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Liu Qingzeng Arrested

The police arrested Mr. Liu Qingzeng on the evening of August 7, 2008.

15. [Jinyun City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Ying Yujuan and Daughter Arrested

Officers from the Hu Town Police Station in Jinyun City ransacked Ms. Ying Yujuan's home in Shuikou Village, Qianlu Township, in the middle of the night on June 2, 2008. They arrested Ms. Ying and mistreated her in the police department for 24 hours.

Wang Wenbin and other police officers arrested her and her daughter, Yu Lizhen. They took the two to the police stations and threatened them.

16. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Police Fabricate Charges in Mr. Guo Daoyou's Case

The police fabricated charges against Mr. Guo Daoyou and submitted the case to the Funing County Procuratorate.

Funing County Procuratorate: 86-335-6012428
Appeals Section: 86-335-6012382

17. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gong Juhui Arrested

Ms. Gong Juhui is about 40 years old. The police found some Falun Gong materials in her home and arrested her around August 13, 2008. They took her to the Lingyuan City Custody Center.

18. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Yuhan and Ms. Song Lianying Detained

Ms. Liu Yuhan and Ms. Song Lianying exposed the truth regarding the persecution of Falun Gong to people near the Harbin Cigarette Factory on the afternoon of August 12, 2008. The police arrested them and held them at the No. 2 Detention Center, also called the Yaziquan Detention Center in Harbin City.

Zhang Wei, Nangang District 610 Office head in Harbin City: 86-431-82734407

19. [Huaian City, Jiangsu Province] Falun Gong Practitioners Persecuted

Public Security Bureau agents and police officers ransacked the home of Mr. Dai Mingxuan in the Qinghe District, Huaian City, several times and also intimidated him. His wife, Lin Fengying, is being held in the Huaian City Detention Center; she was tried on August 28, 2008.

The police arrested Ms. Wang Huafen outside her home as she returned from a shopping trip at noon on August 26, 2008.

They sentenced Ms. Yuan Aifang to three years in prison.

20. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Update on the Persecution of Mr. Liu Xin

Mr. Liu Xin, 54, is a native of Xiaozhangzi Village, Xiaochengzi Town, Lingyuan City. Officers from the Mohudian Police Station arrested him on July 28, 2008. They confiscated Falun Gong materials, one Nokia mobile phone, one bicycle, one MP3 player, and 1,685 yuan in cash from his rented home.

Wang Guilin, Lingyuan City Public Security Division head: 86-421-6891665 (Office), 86-421-6851687 (Home), 86-13704917349 (Cell)
Chen Zhi, Lingyuan City Domestic Security Division deputy head: 86-13842156895
Zhang Qiang, Lingyuan City 610 Office head: 86-421-6815610 (Office), 86-421-6821759, 86-13052611798