(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 25 cities or counties in 16 provinces. In this report, 57 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 24 practitioners were illegally arrested.

  1. [Songyuan City, Jilin Province] Persecution of Wang Xiaoguang at Siping Detention Center Results in Kidney Failure

  2. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Wang Xiaomin Illegally Sentenced to Four Years in Prison

  3. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Further Information on the Arrest of Falun Gong Practitioner Fu Caixia

  4. [Heilongjiang Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Li Yingmin of Shidaoli District, Harbin City Arrested When He Went Out on January 1, 2008

  5. [Inner Mongolia] Falun Gong Practitioners Ms. Chen Shuzhen, Mr. Liu Yujie, Ms. Tang Haihua and Mr. Yu Jianhua from Aohan Illegally Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

  6. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Yang Fengzhi Arrested

  7. [Zhangye City, Gansu Province] Additional Information on the Arrest of Liu Zhiye and His Wife Fan Xifeng

  8. [Chuzhou City, Anhui Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Zhang Sanrong and His Wife Arrested on January 3, 2008--Their Whereabouts Unknown

  9. [Guizhou Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Li Donghong Arrested During the Last Ten Days of September 2007--Currently Detained in Baihuashan Detention Center in Guiyang

  10. [Rizhao, Shandong Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Xu Jialan Arrested

  11. [Shanghai] Falun Gong Practitioner Liu Guizhen Arrested

  12. [Xianghe County, Hebei Province] Wang Jianmin Illegally Sentenced to Two Years in Forced Labor Camp

  13. [Deyang, Sichuan Province] Additional Information on the Arrest of Liu Yunxu and Yan Xiaoping

  14. [Jinzhou, Liaoning Province] Jin Cuizhen Faces Illegal Sentence of Four Years in Prison

  15. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Zhenxing District Court Illegally Tried Ms. Tang Yiqing and Ms. Zhao Hong'e on January 7, 2008

  16. [Shandong Province] Crimes Committed by the Zibo 610 Office

  17. [Shandong Province] Falun Gong Practitioners Illegally Detained at the Weifang City Brainwashing Center

  18. [Guangxi] Guigang 610 Officers Slander Falun Gong in Their Calender

  19. [Inner Mongolia] Falun Gong Practitioner Liu Wenhua and Other Practitioners Illegally Arrested

  20. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Liu Suguo Illegally Tried

  21. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Falun Gong Practitioners Whose Homes Were Ransacked

  22. [Rushan, Shandong Province] Disabled Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Dong Zhanfang in Xiaotan Village, Baishatan Town Arrested Again on the Morning of November 25, 2007

  23. [Shandong Province] Education Council Members in Weifang City Participate in Persecuting Falun Dafa

  24. [Sichuan Province] Deyang Prison Guards Persecute Mr. Wu Shihai and Refuse to Let Parents Visit

  25. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Fang Guangxiao Arrested

  26. [Youyi County, Heilongjiang Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Lin Zehua Interrogated With Violence

  27. [Zibo, Shandong Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Xu Yuling Arrested

  28. [Chuzhou, Anhui Province] Falun Gong Practitioners Mr. Zhang Shanrong and His Wife Ms. Fang Qingcai Arrested on the Morning of January 3, 2008--Their Whereabouts Unknown

  29. [Hebi City, Henan Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Qin Pingye Illegally Sentenced to a Forced Labor Camp

  30. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Update on the Arrest of Falun Gong Practitioner Tang Huiyun

  31. [Huaihua, Hunan Province] Eight Falun Gong Practitioners Illegally Sentenced

  32. [Shenzhen, Guangdong Province] Cao Yinghua Arrested

  33. [Qingtongxia City, Ningxia] Falun Gong Practitioner Yuan Shuqin Arrested

  34. [Tianjin] Additional Information on the Arrest of Falun Gong Practitioner Luan Ruiqiang

  1. [Songyuan City, Jilin Province] Persecution of Wang Xiaoguang at Siping Detention Center Results in Kidney Failure

    Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wang Xiaoguang from Songyuan City is illegally detained at the Siping Detention Center. He was tortured shortly after he arrived, and his kidneys no longer function properly. He is on the verge of death, yet the detention center authorities refuse to release him.

    Leader of the National Security Team in Siping City, Yan Zhihe: 86-13180980006
    Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, Zhao Zhijun: 86-13904342100

  2. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Wang Xiaomin Illegally Sentenced to Four Years in Prison

    On August 20, 2007, policemen from Xiaolingzi Police Station arrested Mr. Wang Xiaomin from his home in Taihe District, Jinzhou City. He was illegally detained at the No. 1 Detention Center in Jinzhou City. On December 11, and the Taihe Court sentenced him to four years in prison.

    Xiaolingzi Police Station, Jinzhou City: 86-416-3498299
    Director of Taihe Branch of Jinzhou City Public Security Bureau, Li Yinting: 86-416-5178899

  3. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Further Information on the Arrest of Falun Gong Practitioner Fu Caixia

    On the evening of January 3, 2008, Li Jianguang, a police officer from the Zhaoyuan City 610 Office, along with officers from City Public Security Bureau and Daqinjia Town government, arrested Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Fu Caixia and her younger brother Mr. Fu Xinli. The were taken to the Zhaoyuan City Brainwashing Center.

    In addition, Li Jianguang brought a group of people to break into the homes of three Falun Gong practitioners at around 9 p.m. on January 4. They ransacked the practitioners' homes, confiscating an all-in-one copy machine, a printer, a CD burner, a computer, paper and ink.

  4. [Heilongjiang Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Li Yingmin of Shidaoli District, Harbin City Arrested When He Went Out on January 1, 2008

  5. [Inner Mongolia] Falun Gong Practitioners Ms. Chen Shuzhen, Mr. Liu Yujie, Ms. Tang Haihua and Mr. Yu Jianhua from Aohan Illegally Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

  6. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Yang Fengzhi Arrested

    After being monitored while distributing truth-clarifying materials, Changchun Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Yang Fengzhi and her daughter were arrested on January 5, 2008 when they went shopping at Wal-Mart in Beijing. Ms. Yang's daughter was retrieved by her family, but Yang Fengzhi is still illegally detained.

  7. [Zhangye City, Gansu Province] Additional Information on the Arrest of Liu Zhiye and His Wife Fan Xifeng

    Police arrested Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Liu Zhiye and his wife Ms. Fan Xifeng in Baiyin City, Gansu Province at midnight on December 16, 2007. They are being detained in the Zhangye City Detention Center in Gansu Province.

    Liu Zhiye, 34 years old, graduated from Lanzhou Medical School, and is a teacher at the Zhangye Health School. At the end of 2000, Liu Zhiye went to appeal to higher authorities in Beijing, but was sentenced to one year at Ping'antai Forced Labor Camp in Gansu Province. In 2002, shortly after he returned home, he and his wife were forced to become homeless to avoid further persecution.

    Zhangye Detention Center: 86-936-8733548

  8. [Chuzhou City, Anhui Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Zhang Sanrong and His Wife Arrested on January 3, 2008--Their Whereabouts Unknown

  9. [Guizhou Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Li Donghong Arrested During the Last Ten Days of September 2007--Currently Detained in Baihuashan Detention Center in Guiyang

  10. [Rizhao, Shandong Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Xu Jialan Arrested

    Agents from the National Security Team in the Development Area Public Security Bureau in Rizhao City arrested 72-year-old Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Xu Jialan in Rizhao City on December 26, 2007.

  11. [Shanghai] Falun Gong Practitioner Liu Guizhen Arrested

    On December 29. 2007, police arrested and ransacked the home of Ms. Liu Guizhen. Ms. Liu is over 60 years old and lives in Room 203, Number 18, Rd 1188. Her whereabouts are unknown.

  12. [Xianghe County, Hebei Province] Wang Jianmin Illegally Sentenced to Two Years in Forced Labor Camp

    On January 1, 2008, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wang Jianmin in Xianghe County was sentenced to two years in a forced labor camp. He is currently detained at the Shijiazhuang Forced Labor Camp.

    Wang Jianmin, 34, is a physician-in-charge at the Xianghe Chinese Medicine Hospital. Since July 20, 1999, he has been sentenced to forced labor camps twice.

  13. [Deyang, Sichuan Province] Additional Information on the Arrest of Liu Yunxu and Yan Xiaoping

    On the night of November 14, 2007, policemen from the National Security Team of Jinniu District Police Branch in Chengdu City arrested Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Liu Yunxu and Mr. Yan Xiaoping, who worked in Deyang District. They were later taken to the Xinjin Brainwashing Center.

  14. [Jinzhou, Liaoning Province] Jin Cuizhen Faces Illegal Sentence of Four Years in Prison

    The judge in Taihe Court of Jinzhou City intends to sentence Ms. Jing Cuizhen to four years in prison. Jing Cuizhen is currently detained at the No.1 Detention Center.

  15. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Zhenxing District Court Illegally Tried Ms. Tang Yiqing and Ms. Zhao Hong'e on January 7, 2008

  16. [Shandong Province] Crimes Committed by the Zibo 610 Office

    Officials from the Zibo 610 Office posted notices in the Zhang Dian District Committee and Community Offices offering awards of 2,000 to 3,000 yuan for the arrest of one Falun Gong practitioner, and 500 to 2,000 yuan for reporting Falun Gong practitioners.

  17. [Shandong Province] Falun Gong Practitioners Illegally Detained at the Weifang City Brainwashing Center

    From Qingzhou: Ms. Ji Dexiang, Mr. Wang Chunjiang, Ms. Cui Haohua
    From Changle: Ms. Zhao Chuan, Mr. Li Faheng, Ms. Yang Xiurong
    From Shouguang: Mr. Wang Chunjing, Ms. Zhuang Aiping
    From Kuiwen: Mr. Gao Hongqi
    From the Development Area: Mr. Liu Shengjiang
    In addition, Li Xinjian was sent to Wangcun Forced Labor Camp to be persecuted after he was illegally detained in a brainwashing center for eight months.

  18. [Guangxi] Guigang 610 Officers Slandered Falun Gong in Their Calender

  19. [Inner Mongolia] Falun Gong Practitioner Liu Wenhua and Other Practitioners Illegally Arrested

    Ms. Liu Wenhua, Ms. Bi Kechun and Mr. Feng Zhiyong from Wengniute Qi, Inner Mongolia were illegally arrested on the morning of December 27, 2007. They were detained in Wudan Detention Center.

  20. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Liu Suguo Illegally Tried

    On January 4, 2008, Ms. Liu Suguo from Jiacun Rural, Wangdu County, Baoding, was handcuffed and tried in Wangdu Court. Later she was sent back to Qingyuan County Detention Center, where she has been detained for over three months. She is very weak physically right now.

  21. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Falun Gong Practitioners Whose Homes Were Ransacked

    Chairman of the People's Congress Standing Committee in Jiacun Rural Area, Wang Hongzhi, Deputy Director of the Rural Area, Huang Yonghui and Secretary of the CCP in Jiacun Rural Area Cui Erzhong ransacked the homes of Falun Gong practitioners, confiscating the items listed below:

    From Mr. Ma Xingeng: A satellite dish, a satellite receiver, tapes of lectures by Master Li, Falun Dafa materials
    From Ms. Junyan: 1,700 yuan in cash, a DVD player
    From Ms. Yunqiao: a color TV, a DVD player
    From Mr. Yonghe: a color TV, a book of Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party
    From Ms. Huanting: a satellite dish, a DVD player
    From Ms. Lanying: 13 Falun Dafa books, a portrait of Master Li, a satellite receiver, a recorder, 7 tapes of lectures by Master Li, Falun Dafa materials
    From Ms. Cui Junling: a satellite dish, a satellite receiver
    From Mr. Wang Tongzhen: a bicycle, a recorder, the book Zhuan Falun
    From     Ms. Fan Zhijuan: a satellite dish, a recorder
    From Ms. Xie Fang: a satellite dish, a TV
    From Ms. Xiaolan: a satellite dish, a TV
    From Ms. Zhou Gaizhen: a satellite dish, a satellite receiver
    From Mr. Li Guozeng: a cell phone
    From Ms. Sun Jingsu: on August 13, a satellite dish, a recorder, new articles by Master Li, a portrait of Master Li, a cell phone, a TV, two recorders, heater, LNBFs for satellite TV, and other valuables
    From Ms. Liu Jianying: a satellite receiver, a DVD player, a satellite dish, a recorder
    From Ms. Zhou Qiaozhen: a small satellite dish, a recorder
    From Ms. Liu Qiaozhen: 25 satellite dishes, six LNBFs, three satellite receivers
    From Ms. Zhang Xiaoqin: on September 10, 2007, three TVs, two DVD players, big and small satellite dishes, a satellite receiver, a recorder, etc.

  22. [Rushan, Shandong Province] Disabled Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Dong Zhanfang in Xiaotan Village, Baishatan Town Arrested Again on the Morning of November 25, 2007

  23. [Shandong Province] Education Council Members in Weifang City Participate in Persecuting Falun Dafa

    On December 29, 2007, every school in Kuiwen District, Weifang City conveyed the following announcements from the Education Council:

    (1) People who report Falun Gong practitioners can get a bonus of 30 to 500 yuan each.
    (2) The teacher in charge of a class should convey the announcements to students and require them to participate.
    (3) Every school should defame Falun Gong on its bulletin board.
    (4) No one should look at Falun Gong flyers.

  24. [Sichuan Province] Deyang Prison Guards Persecute Mr. Wu Shihai and Refuse to Let Parents Visit

  25. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Fang Guangxiao Arrested

    At 5:00 p.m. on January 4, 2008, Mr. Fang Guangxiao was clarifying truth about Falun Gong in Dongfuqin Primary School and was reported by students to their teacher. The teacher reported him to the police in Jinniu District, who arrested him. His whereabout are unknown.

  26. [Youyi County, Heilongjiang Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Lin Zehua Interrogated with Violence

    On September 12, 2007, agents from the National Security Team in Shuangyashan City arrested Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Lin Zehua from Youyi County and took her to Shuangyashan City, where they interrogated her with violence. She was beaten in the head and upper half of her body. The nerves in her brain were damaged, she felt dizzy, and suffered from ringing in her ears. Her brain acted slowly, and she had difficulty walking, sitting and lying down. She went on a hunger strike in protest, but was forced-fed by people in the detention center.

  27. [Zibo, Shandong Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Xu Yuling Arrested

    At about 9 a.m. on January 4, 2008, Yao Junrong from the Zhoucun 610 Office, Wang Ping from the National Security Team, and other policemen broke into the home of Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Xu Yuling in Zhoucun, arrested her, and confiscated many things from her home.

    Chief of 610 Office in Zhoucun, Zibo, Shandong Province, Yang Yanming: 86-533-6176677, 86-533-6195191, 86-13864396166

  28. [Chuzhou, Anhui Province] Falun Gong Practitioners Mr. Zhang Shanrong and His Wife Ms. Fang Qingcai Arrested on the Morning of January 3, 2008--Their Whereabouts Unknown

  29. [Hebi City, Henan Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Qin Pingye Illegally Sentenced to a Forced Labor Camp

    At noon on December 5, 2007, villagers reported Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Yan Xiuzhen and Ms. Qin Pingye in Hebi City when they were distributing truth-clarifying materials and posting notices in Niuzhuang. Police from Jiuzhou Road Police Station arrested the practitioners and took them to the city detention center.

    Yan Xiuzhen showed symptoms of heart disease and high blood pressure in the detention center, and was bailed out to return home on December 13.

    Detention Center officials extorted more than 10,000 yuan from Qing Pingye's family, but on December 21, Qing Pingye was still sent to Shibalihe Forced Labor Camp in Zhengzhou for a one-year term.

  30. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Update on the Arrest of Falun Gong Practitioner Tang Huiyun

    At 5:00 p.m. on January 2, 2008, policemen from the National Security Team in the 610 Office in Tiexi District, Shenyang City arrested Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Tang Huiyun in Yuhong Airport in Shenyang, and ransacked her home. She is currently detained at the Zhangshi Brainwashing Center in Shenyang City. Her family is not allowed to visit or send her clothes.

  31. [Huaihua, Hunan Province] Eight Falun Gong Practitioners Illegally Sentenced

    Quantong County Court illegally sentenced eight Falun Gong practitioners in Huahua of Hecheng District to three to seven years in prison. During the detention, Ms. Yang Chunlan, Ms. Wang Yuying and Ms. Yi Huanmei went on a hunger strike, and Yi Huanmei vomited blood. Yang Chunlan was cuffed, stretched, and beaten, suffering internal bleeding in her stomach, high blood pressure and heart disease. She was sent to the hospital after going into a coma.

  32. [Shenzhen, Guangdong Province] Cao Yinghua Arrested

    Policemen from Zhaoshang Police Station arrested Ms. Cao Yinghua, a clerk in a Japanese company in Shenzhen, for distributing materials about the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party in mid-December, 2007. They also ransacked her home. After ten days in detention, she was sent to the Shenzhen Brainwashing Center. Three days after her arrest, she was dismissed by her company.

    Shenzhen City Brainwashing Center: 86-755-26784758

  33. [Qingtongxia City, Ningxia] Falun Gong Practitioner Yuan Shuqin Arrested

    On November 15, 2007, policemen from the Chengguan Police Station arrested Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Yuan Shuqin from a vocational high school in Qingtongxia City as she was distributing truth-clarifying materials. She is being still detained at the Qingtongxia City Detention Center.

    Leader of National Security Team in Qingtongxia City Public Security Bureau, Li Zhenjiang: 86-953-3725014, 86-13909534306

  34. [Tianjin] Additional Information on the Arrest of Falun Gong Practitioner Luan Ruiqiang

    At 7:00 p.m. on December 23, 2007, patrolmen from the Gangxi Transportation Community and policemen from Xingfu Road Police Station arrested Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Luan Ruiqiang.. His home was ransacked, and he is being detained at the Dagang District Detention Center.

    Gangdong Police Station in Dagang Oil Field: 86-22-25923446, 86-22-25965251, 86-22-25923643
    Xingfu Road Police Station in Dagang Oil Field: 86-22-25960099

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