(Clearwisdom.net) Today's report relates persecution incidents that took place in 12 cities or counties in 8 provinces. Forty-eight Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during detention, and at least four practitioners were arrested.

  1. [Luoyang City, Henan Province] Several Practitioners Facing Unconstitutional Trial

  2. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Six Practitioners To Be Tried

  3. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Yan Manjun Arrested

  4. [Beijing] Fifty Practitioners Will Be Transferred from the Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp to the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

  5. [Laiyang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Dong Dianbo Held at Yantai City No. 2 Detention Center

  6. [Chibi City, Hubei Province] The Persecution of Mr. Lai Yongcai

  7. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Ms. Cao Sheru Arrested for Explaining the Falun Gong Facts; Her Whereabouts Unknown

  8. [Jilin Province] Practitioners Held in Yingmahe Forced Labor Camp in Jiutai City

  9. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Jiang Fang's Family Harassed

  10. [Changle County, Shandong Province] Mr. Jiang Guangming Arrested

  11. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] The Persecution of Mr. Yan Chengshan

  12. [Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province] The Persecution of Several Practitioners

1. [Luoyang City, Henan Province] Several Practitioners Facing Unconstitutional Trial

Ms. Zhao Ying from Luoyang City, 52 years old, is employed by the city's No. 725 Institute. She has been arrested many times since July 20, 1999. Police arrested her again from her home at 3:00 a.m. on May 15, 2008. They confiscated her computer and a printer worth more than 10,000 yuan. Ms. Zhao was held in the city detention center in a small compartment where she could not sleep well. She was also forced to do heavy labor.

Ms. Zhao has been held for more than eight months. Police denied all her family's visits and ordered the family to pay 300 yuan a month for accommodations.

Another nine practitioner including Mr. Li Dengke were also arrested and are facing unconstitutional trial in the city's Xigong District Court.

2. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Six Practitioners To Be Tried

Huanggu District Court officials in Shenyang City will put the following six practitioners on trial on February 6, 2009: Ms. Wu Yefeng, Mr. Zheng Yi, Mr. Lin Huaiyu, Mr. Zhao Guoliang, Mr. Cai Zhongbin, and Ms. Liu Guifeng.

3. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Yan Manjun Arrested

Mr. Yan Manjun from the Xinghualing District, Taiyuan City, was arrested on January 11, 2009, and sentenced to one year of forced labor on January 13, 2009. Three officers from the Dunhuafang Police Station ransacked his home on January 13, 2009.

4. [Beijing] Fifty Practitioners Will Be Transferred from the Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp to the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

5. [Laiyang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Dong Dianbo Held at Yantai City No. 2 Detention Center

Personnel from the Yantai City Developmental District Police Station arrested Mr. Dong Dianbo from Mianyuangou Village, Tangezhuang, Laiyang City, on January 14, 2009. He is being held in the district's No. 2 Detention Center.

6. [Chibi City, Hubei Province] The Persecution of Mr. Lai Yongcai

After being held in Qinduankou Prison for three years, Mr. Lai Yongcai from Chibi City was put in a forced labor for a three-year term in June 2006. He will be released on February 9, 2009.

Wang Huichun, Chibi City 610 Office chief: 86-715-5351215, 86-715-5293871
Fu Minglin, Chibi City 610 Office: 86-715-5352845, 86-13307245880
Chen Pinghong, Chibi City 610 Office: 86-715-5352297, 86-715-5273772

7. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Ms. Cao Sheru Arrested for Explaining the Falun Gong Facts; Her Whereabouts Unknown

8. [Jilin Province] Practitioners Held in Yingmahe Forced Labor Camp in Jiutai City

As of January 21, 2009, about 104 practitioners are still being held in Yingmahe Forced Labor Camp in Jiutai City. Thirty-one are in the Open Division, 35 in the Semi-open Division, and 38 in the Tight Administration Division.

Those who are held in the Semi-open Division are: Mr. Li Qunxiang, Mr. Li Ze, Mr. Li Shigang, Mr. Yan Ying, Mr. You Zuozhai, Mr. Chen Youli, Mr. He Changlong, Mr. Zhang Xingkuan, Mr. Sun Xicheng, Mr. Xie Xue, Mr. Jing Zhixin, Mr. Jiang Gui, Mr. Jiang Dianxiang, Mr. Bi Zhongju, Mr. Sun Guojun, Mr. Wu Jixiang, Mr. Ren Linguo, Mr. Zhang Guozhi, Mr. Wang Chen, Mr. Fan Guangsheng, Mr. Yu Yanhui, Mr. Guan Haibo, Mr. Niu Junsheng, Mr. Ma Ye, Mr. Wang Yanxiang, Mr. Lu Shizeng, Mr. Li Guojun, Mr. Gao Deshan, Mr. Yang Dehui, Mr. Leng Zhenhui, Mr. Zhu Decai, Mr. Li Yinghu, Mr. Lang Boming, Mr. Li Qing and Mr. Liu Qingjie.

9. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Jiang Fang's Family Harassed

Policeman Gu Zhiyong and five other officers from the Kuiwen District Police Department in Weifang City broke into Ms. Jiang Fang's home at 7:00 a.m. on November 18, 2008. They ransacked her home and ordered the family to tell them where Ms. Jiang was. They also told the family to send her to the police department before a deadline.

Policeman Gu Zhiyong called Ms. Jiang's family three times in December 2008 and asked about Ms. Jiang's whereabouts. He ordered an officer surnamed Meng from the Beiyuan Street Administration Office to go to Ms. Jiang's home. Her family did not open the door, so Gu Zhiyong and five policeman harassed the family again.

10. [Changle County, Shandong Province] Mr. Jiang Guangming Arrested

Police arrested Mr. Jiang Guangming from Nanzhai Village, Nanhao Town, Changle County, at 7:00 p.m. on January 16, 2009. His whereabouts are unknown.

Nanhao Police Station: 86-536-6731110

11. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] The Persecution of Mr. Yan Chengshan

Mr. Yan Chengshan from Harbin City attended a trial of a practitioner in Mudanjiang City on November 28, 2008. Police arrested him in the court and beat him. The police tortured him and hung him up. One of his arms was almost disabled. Mr. Yan's family went to visit him, but their attempt to see their loved one was futile.

12. [Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province] The Persecution of Several Practitioners

Personnel from the Shuangcheng City 610 Office, from the Domestic Security Division, and from the Zhanqian Police Station arrested Mr. Jia Shuangyou and his wife, Ms. Jiang Xiuzhen, on January 16, 2009. Their relatives went to visit the couple, but they were turned away. Then they went to the city police department and asked that the couple be released, but their request was denied.

Officials from Shancheng Town and local police arrested Ms. Dong Lian and put her in the city detention center. She was held there for two weeks and then transferred to Changlinzi Forced Labor Camp in Harbin City. She died as a result of torture two months later.

February 4, 2009