(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 22 cities or counties in 11 provinces. In this report, 20 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 21 practitioners were illegally arrested.

  1. [Langfang, Hebei Province] Mr. Yang Jianpo Arrested
  2. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Nailun Arrested and Whereabouts Unknown
  3. [Jilin Province] Mr. Zhang Kaiping Refused Family Visits
  4. [Donghua, Jilin Province] Mr. Wang Quanliang Detained at Changliu Detention Center
  5. [Harbin, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Guan Yuqin Persecuted
  6. [Luan County, Hebei Province] Lao Jia and Ms. Wang Cuiying Arrested
  7. [Jiutai, Jilin Province] Ms. Luu Yamin Arrested
  8. [Zhaoyuan, Shandong Province] Authorities Persecute Detained Practitioners' Families for Hiring Lawyers
  9. [Tangshan, Hebei Province] Ms. Pan Yuerong Taken to Kaiping Forced Labor Camp
  10. [Liaoning Province] Mr. Wu Bo Tortured in Dalian Prison
  11. [Tianjin] Ms. Deng Guiying Imprisoned at the Banqiao Forced Labor Camp
  12. [Xing'anmeng, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Guo Lifeng and Ms. Li Xiuzhi to Be Tried
  13. [Guiyang, Guizhou Province] Persecution of an Elderly Woman
  14. [Dalian, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yu Jie's Forced Labor Term to Expire
  15. [Shihezi, Xinjiang] Ms. Lian Xiuli Arrested at Home on December 19
  16. [Liaoyuan, Jilin Province] Dongshan Police Bureau Arrests Four Practitioners
  17. [Zhuozhou, Hebei Province] Ms. Kou Jingfen Arrested
  18. [Huangmei County, Hubei Province] More than Ten Practitioners Arrested
  19. [Kunshan, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Zou Feiyu Again Arrested
  20. [Tahe, Henan Province] Ms. Li Yufeng and Ms. Yang Cuiping Arrested
  21. [Chifeng, Inner Mongolia] Mr. Luu Tonggang Sentenced to Three Years
  22. [Dandong, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Xiaohong and Mr. Li Yucheng Sentenced to Forced Labor
  23. [Jiayu County, Hubei Province] Mr. Zhang Hu Persecuted
  24. [Jinan, Shandong Province] Ms. Ding Shuzhen Arrested

1. [Langfang, Hebei Province] Mr. Yang Jianpo Arrested

At around 8:00 a.m. on December 28, 2010, Mr. Yang Jianpo was distributing Falun Gong truth clarification materials on the way to his workplace. A police patrol officer noticed him and arrested him. Mr. Yang was taken to the Langfang Police Bureau at the Development District. He was handcuffed and tied to an iron chair. His face bore scratch marks from being tortured. The captain of the Domestic Security Division in Guangyang District contacted Yidong Prison. At 3:00 p.m., officers from the Yidong Prison took Mr. Yang with them. All this was done illegally, without the required arrest documentation, and Mr. Yang's family was not notified of his arrest.

Mr. Yang was sentenced in 2006 to a six-year prison term to be served at the Yidong Prison. He went on a hunger strike while he was incarcerated. Yidong Prison guards escorted him back home on September 29, 2008. By then Mr. Yang was in a dire health condition and skinny, unable to take care himself. Only recently has Mr. Yang regained his health, and is able to live a normal life.

Domestic Security Division in Guangyang District: 86-316-2333886
Song Chenliang, head of the Yidong Prison: 86-315-8327666, 86-315-8327966, 86-139-30530566, 86-138-32978666
Peng Yanjie, politics committee: 86-315-8327888, 86-315-8502668, 86-139-03157108
Xu Ziqiu, head of the Administration Management Section at Yidong Prison: 86-315-8327128, 86-315-8327998, 86-315-8327588
He Lizhi, head of the Administration Management Section at Yidong Prison: 86-315-8317886, 86-133-23250699

2. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Nailun Arrested and Whereabouts Unknown

Mr. Liu Nailun from Xi Village in JiePai Town was arrested while distributing materials about Falun Gong in Pingyi County around November 21, 2010. His elderly mother and other family members searched everywhere, but his whereabouts are still unknown.

3. [Jilin Province] Mr. Zhang Kaiping Refused Family Visits

Mr. Zhang Kaiping is imprisoned in Jilin Prison. On December 27, 2010, Mr. Zhang's wife and mother-in-law came to visit him. It took them 5 to 6 hours to get to the prison. Wang Yuanchun, officer of the Education Section ridiculed them. Mr. Zhang's mother-in-law was in tears, and Wang yelled and shouted, and refused to let them visit Mr. Zhang.

4. [Donghua, Jilin Province] Mr. Wang Quanliang Detained at Changliu Detention Center

Police officers from the Minzhu Police Station in Donghua City arrested six local practitioners between October 22 and 27, 2010. Mr. Wang Quanliang is detained at the Changliu Detention Center. One practitioner had to leave home to avoid the persecution.

5. [Harbin, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Guan Yuqin Persecuted

Song Lizhou from the Nangang District 610 Office, Wang Liguo from the Domestic Security Division of the Nangang Police Bureau, and several more officials arrested Ms. Guan Yuqin on April 23, 2010. The Nangang District Court and Harbin City Intermediate Court sentenced Ms. Guan on August 3. She was transferred from Yaziquan to the Heilongjiang Provincial Women's Prison on December 1, 2010. She was tortured by guards and inmates in the prison. It is rumored that there are more than 800 practitioners at that prison.

6. [Luan County, Hebei Province] Lao Jia and Ms. Wang Cuiying Arrested

Officers from the Youzha Police Station arrested practitioners Lao Jia and Ms. Wang Cuiying at around 11:00 a.m. on December 28, 2010. They are detained at the Luan County Detention House.

7. [Jiutai, Jilin Province] Ms. Luu Yamin Arrested

Ms. Luu Yamin, 55, is a retiree from the Ying Cheng Mining Company. When Ms. Luu was telling people about Falun Gong at the residential area of the Ying Cheng Mine Company, officers Cui Yongcheng and Wei Yingjie from the Yingcheng Police Station arrested her. They took her to the Jiutai City Detention Center and then transferred her to a forced labor camp where she was forced to perform slave labor for 15-16 hours daily.

On July 4, 2008, several officers from the Yingcheng Police Station broke into Ms. Luu Yamin's home and arrested her. They ransacked her home and confiscated a computer. Ms. Luu was taken to the Jiutai Detention House and sentenced to one and a half year of forced labor.

8. [Zhaoyuan, Shandong Province] Authorities Persecute Detained Practitioners' Families for Hiring Lawyers

Agents from the Zhaoyuan City 610 Office arrested and detained Mr. Kao Fuquan, Ms. Yang Lanxiang, Ms. Teng Yingfen, and four other practitioners. The authorities have secretly convened several trials since early December. Three detained practitioners' families hired defense lawyers from Beijing. The police bureau, court and Procuratorate systems of Zhaoyuan actively tried to prevent the lawyers' involvement.

On December 5, the day of the first trial, Ms. Tang Yingfen's husband Mr. Sun Guo, also a practitioner, was arrested. Ms. Kao Fuquan's sister, Ms. Kao Fuying, who is also a practitioner, was arrested outside of the court. Mr. Sun and Ms. Kao are being detained at a brainwashing center. That same day, when Ms. Yang Lanxiang's husband returned home from work, he noticed a car parked near his home and several people waiting outside the door. He immediately changed course and escaped. On the evening of December 26, they went to Ms. Yang's other home, attempting to arrest her husband. Ms. Yang's husband is now homeless.

9. [Tangshan, Hebei Province] Ms. Pan Yuerong Taken to Kaiping Forced Labor Camp

Four police officers, including Shi Lei, from the Yongji Street Police Station in Fengrun District, broke into Ms. Pan Yuerong's office at the First Sub-company of China's 22nd Metallurgy Company at around 10:00 a.m. on December 20, 2010. They arrested her and took her to the Kaiping Forced Labor Camp.

The police then announced that Ms. Pan Yuerong had been taken to the Shijiazhuang Forced Labor Camp. On December 24, her family finally found out that Ms. Pan was instead taken to the Kaiping Forced Labor Camp.

Zhang Guanghui, chief of the Tangshan City Police Bureau at Fengru Branch: 86-315-2534688, 86-138-32986198
Mo Yamin, deputy chief of the Tangshan City Police Bureau at Fengru Branch, in charge of persecuting Falun Gong: 86-315-2534668, 86-188-32989598
Zeng Xianghai, deputy captain of the Domestic Security Division, in charge of persecuting Falun Gong: 86-315-2534672, 86-138-32980405

10. [Liaoning Province] Mr. Wu Bo Tortured in Dalian Prison

Mr. Wu Bo from Haicheng is being tortured in Dalian Prison. He currently weighs about 77 lbs.

When Mr. Wu was first incarcerated, the guards incited inmates to hate practitioners. If a practitioner refused to give up his belief in Falun Dafa, the inmates tortured him. Later all the inmates spit on Mr. Wu and humiliated him. Mr. Wu was forced to suffer this humiliation for three hours daily.

Mr. Wu reported the persecution to the authorities but the situation did not change, so he went on a hunger strike to protest the mistreatment. The guards then tied him to a bed around the clock and force-fed him brutally for two years.

11. [Tianjin] Ms. Deng Guiying Imprisoned at the Banqiao Forced Labor Camp

Officers from Dajiang Road Police Station in Hebei District arrested Ms. Deng Guiying when she was distributing Falun Gong material on the Jingjiang Bridge on November 9, 2010. Police ransacked her home, and confiscated her computer and CDs. Ms. Deng was taken to Hebei District Police Bureau and detained for several weeks. She was then transferred to the Banqiao Forced Labor Camp for one year of forced labor.

Dajiang Road Police Station: 86-22-26320853, 86-22-26772754
Su Huamin, head of the Dajiang Road Police Station: 86-138-21205958

12. [Xing'anmeng, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Guo Lifeng and Ms. Li Xiuzhi to Be Tried

Wang Jintai, vice president of the Wulanhaote Court: 86-482-8251301

13. [Guiyang, Guizhou Province] Persecution of an Elderly Woman

Ms. Wu Zexiu, 73, lives in Guiyang City. She went to Beijing to appeal for the right to practice Falun Gong in 1999 and was escorted back by officers from the Qiandong Police Station in Guiyang. She was detained for two weeks, held in brainwashing centers three times, and imprisoned twice in forced labor camps. The first time was in 2001. She was sentenced to two years of forced labor for distributing materials about Falun Gong. The second time was in 2004 when she was sentenced to three years of forced labor.

While in the labor camp, guards Jiao Xia and Deng Jun ordered inmates to strip Ms. Wu naked, then body searched her. The labor camp denied family visits. Her family sent money, so she could buy personal hygiene items, but the guards forbid Ms. Wu from buying anything. Ms. Wu was monitored around the clock, forced to stand in the attention position, deprived of sleep, and denied restroom use. The inmates also beat her.

The guards ordered the inmates to put drugs into Ms. Wu's food, which caused her to become muddle headed and unsteady on her feet. Guard Jiao Xia saw it and yelled at her. She was subsequently forced to watch videos slandering Falun Gong, read books about various religions, and write a report about her thoughts.

14. [Dalian, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yu Jie's Forced Labor Term to Expire

Mr. Yu Jie from Dalian was sentenced to one year of forced labor and imprisoned at the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. His term expires on January 6, 2011.

15. [Shihezi, Xinjiang] Ms. Lian Xiuli Arrested at Home on December 19

16. [Liaoyuan, Jilin Province] Dongshan Police Bureau Arrests Four Practitioners

A Fa study site in the Liaoyuan City Bureau of Mines was reported to police. Officers from the Dongshan Police Bureau arrested four practitioners, and two have since regained their freedom. Mr. Wang Qingwen and a practitioner with the surname of Sun are still detained at a detention center.

17. [Zhuozhou, Hebei Province] Ms. Kou Jingfen Arrested

Ms. Kou Jingfen from the Zhuozhou Materials Resource Development Bureau was arrested on December 28 when she was talking to people about Falun Gong. She is being detained in the Zhuozhou Detention House.

18. [Huangmei County, Hubei Province] More than Ten Practitioners Arrested

Police officers from the Chengguan Police Station arrested more than ten practitioners on the afternoon of December 28, 2010. That evening several practitioners were released. Mr. Zhan Nanzheng, Ms. Chen Nai and two other practitioners are still being detained.

19. [Kunshan, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Zou Feiyu Again Arrested

Mr. Zou Feiyu from Kunshan had been sentenced to more than five years of forced labor. His wife divorced him and he was fired by his workplace. Mr. Zou earned his living by doing odd jobs so he could take care of his child. Mr. Zou Feiyu was arrested again in April 2010 and detained at the Zhabei District Detention Center in Shanghai.

20. [Tahe, Henan Province] Ms. Li Yufeng and Ms. Yang Cuiping Arrested

On the afternoon of December 26, 2010, Ms. Li Yufeng and Ms. Yang Cuiping from Dongzhuang Village in Tahe City distributed truth clarification materials at the Dannisi Menqiandajie in Tahe City. They gave Falun Gong materials to two plainclothes police officers. The officers immediately arrested the practitioners and took them to the Malu Street Police Station in Tahe City.

Malu Street Police Station in Tahe City: 86-395-2122123

21. [Chifeng, Inner Mongolia] Mr. Luu Tonggang Sentenced to Three Years

Mr. Luu Tonggang, in his thirties, is from Chenghoudong Village, Daming Town, Ningcheng County. On April 11, 2009, Wang Wenqing, chief of the Ningcheng County Police Bureau, along with Zhai Xiangyang, captain of the Domestic Security Division, and others arrested Mr. Luu and took him to the Ningcheng County Detention Center. They ransacked his home, and confiscated a TV, a computer, a printer and a copy machine.

Mr. Luu's family was not allowed to visit him. On September 14, 2009, Mr. Luu was sentenced to a three-year prison term and transferred to Songshan District Prison in Chifeng City.

22. [Dandong, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Xiaohong and Mr. Li Yucheng Sentenced to Forced Labor

Officers from the Dandong Police Bureau at Yuanbao District took Ms. Li Xiaohong from Dandong City to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp on December 17, 2010. Another practitioner, Mr. Li Yucheng from Donggang City, was taken to Weiningying Forced Labor Camp that same day.

23. [Jiayu County, Hubei Province] Mr. Zhang Hu Persecuted

Mr. Zhang Hu was reported to police by a man whom he told about Falun Gong on November 30, 2010. The police officers took Mr. Zhang Hu to a police station and body searched and interrogated him. They didn't find anything, so the police fabricated a confession and wrote his name on it. Chen Keping, captain of the Domestic Security Division, ransacked Mr. Zhang's home and confiscated a laptop computer, a copy machine, a pack of paper, cell phones, an MP3 player, and some Falun Dafa books. Mr. Zhang was detained for 15 days in a detention center.

24. [Jinan, Shandong Province] Ms. Ding Shuzhen Arrested

Ms. Ding Shuzhen went to visit practitioner Ms. Li Chenghui on December 21. The police arrested both of them.