(Clearwisdom.net) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in six cities or counties in five provinces. According to this report, eight practitioners were subjected to mistreatment while in detention, and at least six practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Zhuozhou, Hebei Province] Mr. Zang Xian Illegally Detained
Mr. Zang Xian lives in Han Village, Nanma Township. He was arrested with practitioner Mr. Lu Jinyou.
2. [Dingxing County, Hebei Province] Mr. Xu Qingmei Arrested
Officers from the Sanjie Village Committee, the Gucheng Town Police Station, and the Dingxing County Domestic Security Division broke into Mr. Xu Qinghai's home on January 10, 2011. They arrested him and took him to an undisclosed location.
3. [Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Hongchao Arrested
Three practitioners from Heihe City were arrested the evening of January 8, 2011, as they distributed information about Falun Gong in the countryside. Mr. Liu Hongchao was implicated. Officers from the Aihui District Police Department arrested him the morning of January 10.
Cui Liquan, Aihui District Police Department head: 86-13845608000
Wu Wenhan, Aihui District Police Department officer: 86-13384568806
4. [Wuhan, Hubei Province] Ms. Hu Wangxiang Faces a Second Trial at the Wuhan City Intermediate Court This Week
5. [Guangzhou, Guangdong Province] Latest Information Regarding Mr. Xu Zhiyin
Mr. Xu Zhiyin from Guangzhou City was arrested on May 22, 2010. Officers from the Tianhe Police Department Domestic Security Division made the arrest and have held him in the Tianhe District Detention Center for more than seven months. The police submitted documents charging him to the Tianhe District Court.
Tianhe Detention Center: 86-20-38981460
Chen, Tianhe Detention Center Pre-trial Section: 86-20-85588659
6. [Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Ying Held in the Liaoning Province Women's Prison
Ms. Li Ying was sentenced to a ten-year prison term and is currently in the Liaoning Province Women's Prison. Her term expires on January 22, 2011.
7. [Hebei Province] Ms. Xi Shujun Placed under Criminal Detention
We learned that Ms. Xi Shujun from Hebei Normal University has been illegally detained for two weeks. Her term has been changed to criminal detention.
8. [Liaoning Province] Shenyang No.1 Prison's Division 9 Officials Intensify the Persecution of Mr. Zhu Changming
Mr. Zhu Changming has been held in Division 9 at the Shenyang No.1 Prison following his arrest on April 22, 2002. He is placed in solitary confinement and forbidden from meeting with his family.
Mr. Zhu was illegally sentenced to 13 years in prison. His wife, Ms. Liu Mei, was also given a 13-year prison term at the same time. Ms. Liu's second older brother, Mr. Liu Zhiyun, was subjected to three years of forced labor and has been released. Ms. Liu is currently in the Elderly and Disabled Team in the Liaoning Province Women's Prison.
Mr. Zhu has been placed in solitary confinement twice following his imprisonment. Prison guards and criminal inmates have physically abused him numerous times. He was not allowed to attend his father's funeral and was not informed when his mother-in-law passed away on November 7, 2010.
Division 9 of the Shenyang No.1 Prison: 86-24-89296239
9. [Shenyang, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wan Guifang Released; Ms. He Haoming Still Illegally Detained
Ms. Wan Guifang, in her 70s, and Ms. He Haoming, 37 years old, are practitioners in the Sujiatun District. They were arrested on December 30, 2010, as they distributed New Year's calendars in Yangmenda Village, Wanggang Township in the Sujiatun District. Their homes were ransacked. Ms. Wan has been released, but Ms. He is still in the Zaohua Detention Center. She is on a persecution protest hunger strike. Her physical condition is unknown.
Zou Fei, Sujiatun District Police Department head: 86-13504033856, 86-24-31488577
Su Qun, Sujiatun District Domestic Security Division head: 86-24-31488696, 86-13940196935
Zaohua Detention Center: 86-24-89241894 ext.8084，86-24-89248084
