(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 11 cities or counties in 8 provinces. According to this report, 2 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during detention, and at least 13 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Beijing] Ms. Tian Xiaozhi Arrested
2. [Duchang County, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Hu Huoying Sentenced
3. [Yingkou, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zheng Qiang Arrested
4. [Beijing] Ms. Liu Guilan Arrested
5. [Qingzhou, Shandong Province] Mr. Sun Shiwen Arrested Recently
6. [Wuhan, Hubei Province] Ms. Xiao Huiping Arrested
7. [Chifeng, Inner Mongolia] Mr. Ma Xiaoguang Arrested
8. [Weifang, Shandong Province] Ms. Wu Suqing Arrested
9. [Donggang, Liaoning Province] Mr. Da Lianzi Arrested
10. [Fuqing, Fujian Province] Mr. You Jianxi Tortured in Fuqing Prison
11. [Nanchong, Sichuan Province] Mr. Zhang Jun Arrested
12. [Beijing] Ms. Ma Xiuying and Ms. Zhou Arrested
13. [Baiyin, Gansu Province] Ms. Guo Lianqing and Ms. Gao Xirong Arrested

1. [Beijing] Ms. Tian Xiaozhi Arrested

Ms. Tian Xiaozhi from Jingsong, Chaoyang District was taken from her home by local police and officers from the Lishuiqiao Police Station on November 14, 2012. She is detained in the First Detention Center.

2. [Duchang County, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Hu Huoying Sentenced

Ms. Hu Huoying was secretly sentenced to four years in prison by the Duchang Court on December 17, 2012.

3. [Yingkou, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zheng Qiang Arrested

On the afternoon of December 22, 2012, Mr. Zheng Qiang was arrested while he was talking to people about Falun Gong at Tonghuimen Market. His whereabouts are unknown.

4. [Beijing] Ms. Liu Guilan Arrested

Ms. Liu Guilan is a Falun Dafa practitioner in Fengning Man Autonomous County, Chengde City, Hebei Province. She was forced to become homeless due to the persecution. On December 22, 2012, she was taken into custody by officers from the Nanhou Town Police Station in Changping District, Beijing.

5. [Qingzhou, Shandong Province] Mr. Sun Shiwen Arrested Recently

Mr. Sun Shiwen was arrested recently by the Tanfang Town police.

Tanfang Town Police Station: +86-536-3841019

6. [Wuhan, Hubei Province] Ms. Xiao Huiping Arrested

Ms. Xiao Huiping was arrested by officers from the Hejie Police Station while she was distributing Shen Yun DVDs in Caidian District on the morning of December 21, 2012. She was sent to the Wuhan First Detention Center.

Contact information:

Mao Guokai from the Domestic Security Section of Caidian Police Department: +86-13871122056

7. [Chifeng, Inner Mongolia] Mr. Ma Xiaoguang Arrested

On December 21, 2012, about ten plainclothes policemen from the Chifeng Police Department and the Aohan Flag Police Department went to Huanghuadianzi Village, Wulan Township, Aohan Flag and arrested Mr. Ma Xiaoguang and four other Falun Gong practitioners. They were sent to the Aohan Flag Detention Center. The police also ransacked the practitioners' homes.

8. [Weifang, Shandong Province] Ms. Wu Suqing Arrested

Ms. Wu Suqing lives in Wujia Village, Ershilibao, Kuiwen District, Weifang. She was forcibly taken away from her home on the evening of November 11, 2012. Ms. Wu is detained in the Weifang Detention Center.

9. [Donggang, Liaoning Province] Mr. Da Lianzi Arrested

Mr. Da Lianzi, about 36 years old, was arrested by local police officers on the afternoon of December 18, 2012. He is detained in the Dandong House of Corrections in Liaoning Province.

10. [Fuqing, Fujian Province] Mr. You Jianxi Tortured in Fuqing Prison

In early December 2012, He Fang, a guard in the Fuqing Prison, tried to force Mr. You Jianxi to write the three statements to give up practicing Falun Gong. Mr. You did not cooperate. Hen Fang poured cold water on him, deprived him of sleep and used other means to torture him mentally and physically.

11. [Nanchong, Sichuan Province] Mr. Zhang Jun Arrested

Mr. Zhang Jun from Pengan County was arrested in Xixing Town, Jialing District, Nanchong City on the afternoon of December 23, 2012. He is detained in the Nanchong Detention Center.

12. [Beijing] Ms. Ma Xiuying and Ms. Zhou Arrested

On the morning of December 24, 2012, Ms. Ma Xiuying (76 years old) and Ms. Zhou were arrested by police in Liang Township. The police confiscated their Dafa books and Falun Gong materials.

13. [Baiyin, Gansu Province] Ms. Guo Lianqing and Ms. Gao Xirong Arrested

Ms. Guo Lianqing and Ms. Gao Xirong from Pingchuan District were followed and arrested by officers from the Dashuitou Police Station in Pingchuan when they were talking to people about Falun Gong in a shopping mall on the afternoon of December 21, 2012. Their homes were ransacked. Because the Baiyin Detention Center refused to take them, the two practitioners were released at 2 a.m. the following day.

Contact information:

Wu Xian, Chief of the Pingchuan Politics and Law Committee: +86-18893011683
Director of the Pingchuan Police Department: +86-943-6622745