(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 21 cities or counties in 8 provinces. In this report, 26 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 12 practitioners were illegally arrested.

Around 8:00 a.m. on October 23, 2008, Mr. Yu Jiuxian, a practitioner from Jidong County, was arrested at his workplace by Yang Yang, a police officer from the Dongfeng Police Station. The Dafa books in his office were confiscated. After he was interrogated by the State Security Division under the Jidong County Police Department, Mr. Yu was detained in Jidong County Detention Center. His family was notified that Mr. Yu would be detained for 15 days and fined 1,000 yuan.

Wen Zhe, director of Jidong County Police Department: 86-13945861500 (cell), 86-467-6124888 (H)
Yu Hongjun, chief of state Security Division under Jidong County Police Department: 86-13945854586 (cell), 86-467-5591801 (O)

October 17, 2008. Ms. Chen Shufang was deceived into going to the Tangjiakou Police Station in Hedong District, Tianjin City, to pick up her computer, which had been seized earlier. She was arrested and has not been released yet.

On September 27, 2007, Ms. Chen was arrested by officers from the Tangjiakou Police Station. Afterwards, she got sick. Several days later, she was released for medical treatment.

Tangjiakou Police Station: 86-22-24328885
Zhang Hongxiang, of Hedong District Police Department: 86-22-24327516

On October 6, 2008, Ms. Li Feng was arrested by police officers from Nagang District Police Department in Harbin City. Presently, she is detained in Harbin City No. 2 Detention Center.

Mr. Sun Yushu, Mr. Huo Defu, Mr. Xi Changhai, and Ms. Wang Shumei, all from Shenbei New District, were arrested during the Olympic Games. Mr. Sun, Mr. Huo and Mr. Xi were detained in the Shenbei New District Detention Center. They are still detained even though their sentences were up. Their families requested their release and went to visit them many times, but were denied visitation rights.

Mr. Li Guangzhi, from Huhhot City, was reported to the police for posting truth-clarification posters. He was arrested by local police and has been subjected to severe abuse.

Ms. Sa Rula's hometown is in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, but she has lived in Beijing for a long time. Recently she drove her car to distribute Falun Gong fliers. Her license plate was recorded by a camera installed in a community. Later, she was tracked by police and arrested.
It is reported that Ms. Sa was transferred to Huhhot City and has suffered severe abuse.

On the afternoon of October 20, 2008, the Chengle County Court opened a session to try Mr. Zhao Changsheng, who has been detained in the Chengle County Detention Center for four and a half months. The trial failed to achieve any result. After the trial, Mr. Zhao was brought back to the detention center. He has been handcuffed and he was extremely weak.

Ms. Zhai Yichun, a retired teacher in Beijing, was arrested during the Olympic Games. She has been detained for two months. Her family was prohibited from seeing her. It is said that she has been taken to the Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp in Daxing District.

Mr. Liu Shurong lives in Longshui Town, Dazu County, Chongqing City. He is a retired teacher from the Longxi Middle School. He used to be the dean and principal of the school. From January 2000 to September 2008, he was sentenced to forced labor twice, and imprisoned once. At the end of September 2008, he was released from Chongqing Yongchuan Prison in Chongqing City. As of now, his retirement pension has been deducted.

Ms. Luo Chunxian, in her seventies, is a professor at Xinjiang Engineering Institute. After she was arrested, the Urumqi City Intermediate Court sentenced her to four years of imprisonment. Because she is 71 years old, the prison refused to accept her. Ms. Luo has appealed to the Uygur Autonomous Region Senior Court and brought a suit against the law-enforcement agents and others who abused her.

On the morning of October 22, 2008, when Ms. Chen Yulian and Ms. Fan Yongxian, both in their seventies, were passing out Falun Gong fliers, they were arrested by police officers from Zhoujiadu Police Station. Their homes were searched. They were detained in the Pudong New District Police Department.

Five practitioners from Muping District, Yantai City were reported to the police and arrested on October 23, 2008. They are Ms. Du Shujuan, Ms. Huang Xiaoling, Ms. Zhou Jinghua, Ms. Li Zhonglan, and Mr. Wang who is a teacher. Ms. Li Zhonglan returned home at about 4:00 p.m. on the same day. The other four practitioners were detained at a local detention center. Mr. Sun Zhenqing was released on October 23, 2008.

Ms. Shi Fengxia, from Liaoyang City, was sentenced to three years of imprisonment. She was scheduled to be taken to Dabei Prison in Shenyang City on October 28, 2008.

Ms. Zhao Junlan, Ms. Zhao Dongmei, and Ms. Li Jun are still detained in Shizuizi Detention Center in Liaoyang City.

On August 15, 2008, Mr. Li Guangzh, from Jiaocheng County, was arrested by agents from the local 610 Office . He was taken to the Jiaocheng County Detention Center and detained there for two months. On October 16, 2008, he was sentenced to one year and 3 months of forced labor. Mr. Li is currently detained in the Xindian Forced Labor Camp in Taiyuan City.

Ms. Lu Baoyu lives in Yangjiaheng Village, Xinzhuang Town, Laiwu City. She was wrongly accused by villager Qi Yingde. As a result, police officers from Xinzhuang Town Police Station and Laiwu City Police Department broke into her home and searched it. They also arrested Ms. Lu who was working outside of the village and detained her in the Laiwu City detention center.

Qi Yingde: 86-634-6407490
Xinzhuang Town Police Station: 86-634-6411202

At 10:00 a.m. on October 17, 2008, Mr. Dong Xiaodong was brought to the Wuchang City Court. He was brought in in shackles and escorted by a bailiff. The judge did not allow his family to defend him. On the same day, Ms. Sun Xiuyun was sentenced to three-and-a-half years of imprisonment and taken to the Harbin City Women's Prison.

At about 8:00 a.m. on October 22, 2008, Ms. Pan Sumei was arrested before the building she lives by agents from the Kuiwen District and Guangwen Street Residents office. Her two computers and printer were seized.

At night on October 16, 2008, Ms. Hou Huifang, in her sixties, went to take train in Shanghai Train Station to attend a wedding banquet in another city. She was arrested by police and detained in Railway Police Department in Zhabei District.

October 24, 2008