(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 10 cities or counties in seven provinces. In this report, 12 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least five practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Song Yamin Arrested
2. [Yichang, Hubei Province] Mr. Liu Cheng and Ms. Xiang Wenlan Detained for a Long Time
3. [Hebei Province] Recent Persecution of Practitioners at the Shijiazhuang Women's Forced Labor Camp
4. [Huangshan, Anhui Province] Ms. Deng Peiying's Pension Withheld
5. [Fuyu County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Yuhua Held in Qiqihar City
6. [Yongqing County, Hebei Province] Ms. Wu Hongmei Persecuted
7. [Jiahe County, Hunan Province] Ms. Xiao Silan Still Held in Custody
8. [Jilin Province] Mr. Zhang Qingxiang and Ms. Cai Yanfen Arrested
9. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Shunlian Taken to Brainwashing Center After Detention Term Expired
10. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Additional Information Regarding the Persecution of Ms. Lu Dejing

1. [Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Song Yamin Arrested

Ms. Song Yamin, 48, from Fenghua City was reported as she used paper money on which Falun Gong messages were written at a vegetable market on the morning of December 15, 2009. The police followed her, broke into her home and ransacked it. They confiscated many Falun Gong informational materials and books. Ms. Song was taken to the Daqiao Police Station. She is now being held in the Fenghua City Detention Center.

2. [Yichang, Hubei Province] Mr. Liu Cheng and Ms. Xiang Wenlan Detained for a Long Time

Yiling District 610 Office head Zhang Hua and others arrested Mr. Liu Cheng and Ms. Xiang Wenlan, and ransacked their homes on the morning of September 21, 2009. The two practitioners have been held in the Yiling District Detention Center for five months, and their health has been poor.

Chen Guohua, Yiling District Domestic Security Division head: 86-717-7821419-3846
Yiling District 610 Office head and deputy head: 86-717-7821355

3. [Hebei Province] Recent Persecution of Practitioners at the Shijiazhuang Women's Forced Labor Camp

Ms. Zhang Jing from Shijiazhuang, feeling unwell, was resting in bed in her cell at around 5:40 p.m. on October 21, 2009 and did not go downstairs for the evening meal. Guard Lu Yaqin rushed into her cell and physically dragged her out of her bed. Ms. Zhang's head hit the floor during the process. Two detainees then carried her to the cafeteria.

Ms. Chai Wensu from Xuanhua, Zhangjiakou refused to write words slandering Falun Gong or its founder. Guard Niu Li ordered Ms. Chai to make a phone call to her husband at midnight on October 24, 2009. As soon as Ms. Chai got through, Niu Li grabbed the phone and said to Ms. Chai's husband, "Your wife does not do as she is ordered. We will extend her term and sentence her to prison."

Ms. Wang Cuiyan from Wangdu spoke with a practitioner at 8:20 p.m. on October 30, 2009. Guard Lu Yaqin ordered Ms. Wang to go to room 321 and then physically and verbally abused her. Guard Yuan Haiying closed the door to keep others from hearing the abuse.

Practitioners refused to sing songs praising the Chinese Communist Party in November 2009. As punishment, guards frequently denied them the right to eat. They also forced the practitioners to stand for a long time and then do hard labor. On November 30, practitioner Ms. Wang Xizhen refused to lead the singing, and guard Wang threatened to extend her term by ten days. Practitioner Ms. Wang Cuiyan's term was extended by a month for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong.

4. [Huangshan, Anhui Province] Ms. Deng Peiying's Pension Withheld

Ms. Deng Peiying, 80, was reported and her home was ransacked two months ago. Her pension, which was valued at more than 1,000 yuan per month, was also withheld. She has been paid a total of only 260 yuan since December 2009. Ms. Deng was subjected to persecution four times in the past ten years.

5. [Fuyu County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Yuhua Held in Qiqihar City

Xinhua Street Police Station officers climbed up and over the wall and broke into Ms. Zhang Yuhong and Ms. Zhang Yuhua's home on the morning of December 4, 2009. More than a dozen police officers took the two practitioners to the Xinhua Street Police Station, where they were detained overnight. They were transported to the Qiqihar City No.1 Detention Center the next day, on December 5, and have been held there until now.

Yuan Junwei, Fuyu County Police Department chief: 86-13946265666
Gao Zhen'an, Fuyu County Domestic Security Division head: 86-13199690999
Li Junsheng, Fuyu County, Xinhua Street Police Station head: 86-13946213880

6. [Yongqing County, Hebei Province] Ms. Wu Hongmei Persecuted

Ms. Wu Hongmei was not there on the afternoon of December 28, 2009 when a group of police officers broke into her home in Qutou Village, Liujie Township. Liu Guangzhi, the Yongqing Police Department Politics and Security Section head, and the 610 Office head led the group. They confiscated a computer and Falun Gong books, and also took her non-practitioner husband Mr. Niu Hegang into custody and released him in the afternoon, after having extorted 20,000 yuan from his family.

7. [Jiahe County, Hunan Province] Ms. Xiao Silan Still Held in Custody

Lanshan County Police Department officers arrested Ms. Xiao Silan on June 6, 2009, and she is still in the Lanshan County Detention Center.

Li Chengjie, 610 Office head: 86-13487466465
Huang Xiaolan, Domestic Security Division head: 86-13907467398, 86-746-2211301 (Office), 86-746-2213908

8. [Jilin Province] Mr. Zhang Qingxiang and Ms. Cai Yanfen Arrested

Mr. Zhang Qingxiang from Fu'an Township, Yushu City and Ms. Cai Yanfen from Peiying Street in Yushu City were arrested at their homes on January 4, 2010. Yushu Police Department Domestic Security Division agents and local police officers made the arrest.

Liu Hongshuang, police chief: 86-431-83618101, 86-431-82353456, 86-13904394478
Fan Hongkai, Domestic Security Division: 86-431-83618238, 86-15904409088

9. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Shunlian Taken to Brainwashing Center After Detention Term Expired

Ms. Wang Shunlian from the Jiang'an District was reported as she handed out information about the persecution of Falun Gong. She was held in the Wuhan City No.1 Detention Center for 15 days. When her family arrived to take her home at the end of her detention term on December 29, 2009, the guards at the gate refused to let her go. The police took Ms. Wang away in a police vehicle at around 10:00 a.m. She is now in the Chenjiaji Brainwashing Center.

10. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Additional Information Regarding the Persecution of Ms. Lu Dejing

Ms. Lu Dejing, 19, from Huailai County is being held in the Fengtai Detention Center in Beijing. Officers from the Pre-trial Division took turns interrogating her and subjected her to sleep deprivation. Her family went to visit her numerous times, but was forbidden to meet her.

Yi Ming, Fengtai Detention Center Pre-Trial Division, Beijing: 86-10-83680265

January 5, 2010