(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 32 cities or counties in 17 provinces. As per this report, 9 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 57 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Wafangdian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yu Lianhui Arrested

Officials from the Yangjia Township Police Station, the Politics and Security Division at the Wafangdian City Police Department, and from the Wafangdian City 610 Office arrested Ms. Yu Lianhui. Ms. Yu is around 60 years old. She was arrested from her home in Dawangtun, Xinnong Village, Yangjia Township, on the morning of November 2, 2009. They ransacked her home, broke the locks on her drawers, and took all her valuables.

2. [Huhehaote City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Qi Jing Arrested and Her Whereabouts Unknown

3. [Chongqing] Mr. Zhang Yuanqing Still Being Persecuted

Two officers from the Ciqikou Police Station arrested Ms. Zhang Yuanqing from home on the morning of June 15, 2009, and took her to the Dazhulin Women's Forced Labor Camp. She had severe high blood pressure. Officials from the Ciqikou Street Party Office took her back to a local brainwashing facility on July 8, 2009.

4. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Five Practitioners Including Ms. Sun Yanping Incarcerated

Officials from the Zhenzi Town Police Station and from the Luan County Domestic Security Division arrested 40-year-old Ms. Sun Yanping from Shaijialing Village, Zhenzi Town, Luan County, on the afternoon of August 3, 2009. She is still held at the Luan County Detention Center.

Police arrested Ms. Zhang Xiuzhi from Luweizhuang, Luan County, on market day, August 12, 2009, and ransacked her home. She is currently held at the Luan County Detention Center.

Police arrested Ms. Meng Cuimei, in her 50s, from her home in Xincheng, Luan County, on September 8, 2009. Ms. Li Yuping from Luan County, who is in her 60s, was recently arrested in Beijing. Ms. Meng and Ms. Li are now in the Luan County Detention Center.

Officers from the Guma Police Station arrested 40-year-old Mr. Yang Fengjiu from Luan County, Hebei Province, in Xinlizhuang on October 18, 2008. She is held at the Luan County Custody Center and was taken to the Shijiazhuang Forced Labor Camp some time after October 29, 2008, to be held for two years.

5. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Wu Longbo Arrested

Officers from the Jilin City Police Department and from the Security Bureau arrived in several police cars and ransacked three homes on September 24, 2009. They arrested Mr. Wu Longbo and ransacked his home in the Xishan, Lianhua District. They also invaded the home of the grandmother of his wife, Ms. Liu Huili, on Nenjiang Road, Yanan Street, and Liu Huili's father's home.

6. [Nandaihe, Hebei Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

Police arrested and ransacked the homes of the following practitioners: Ms. Wei Shuzhen, a retiree from Nandaihe Travel Development Corp. Ltd.; Ms. Pang Xiaohong; Ms. Bian Lihong; Ms. Cai Jie; Ms. Meng Chu; Mr. Li; and Mr. Hao, a teacher. As of now, Ms. Wei, Ms. Pang, and Mr. Meng are still in police custody. The others have returned home after 3,000 yuan was extorted from each of them.

7. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Yulan Arrested

Police arrested Ms. Zhang Yulan, head teacher of Class 4, Grade 2 at the Nancha Railroad Middle School, on October 27, 2009.

8. [Xingning City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Luo Lizhen from Meizhou City and Mr. Zheng Hongxuan from Shantou City Taken to the Shantou City Brainwashing Facility

9. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Latest Update Regarding the Persecution of Mr. Li Dawei

Officers from the Guangming Police Station in the Jinzhou District arrested Mr. Li Dawei in that district from his home on August 27, 2009. He has been held at the Sanli Detention Center in the Jinzhou District for more than two months. The guards and inmates have abused him by physically and mentally assaulting him. His meals consist of a tiny steamed bun.

Guangming Police Station in the Jinzhou District: 86-411-87693234

10. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Liu Sujuan, Ms. Min Niang, Ms. Yang Yafei, and Ms. He Xiuxiang Still Held at the Jinniu Brainwashing Facility

11. [Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province] 610 Office Agents Arrest Ms. Yin Chunjiao

Ms. Yin Chunjiao from Zhuhai City arrived as an observer at an illegal trial of fellow practitioners at the Doumen County Court on October 28, 2009. Several 610 Office agents standing outside the court arrested her.

12. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Officers from the Zhengzhou City Police Department Arrested Mr. Fan Weihuang from His Home on October 28, 2009

13. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Huang Lizhong Died from Torture

It is learned that Liu Xinyuan, head of Human Resources Section at Division 5 at the Panjin Prison, led guards to attack practitioners by shocking them with electric batons and hanging them by their handcuffs. Practitioners Mr. Huang Lizhong, Mr. Zhang Qi and Mr. Yang Jiangwei have been subjected to this abuse since April 16, 2009. A group of inmates were assigned to monitor the practitioners.

As of April 20, the practitioners were hung up for long periods. Mr. Zhang was hung from the bed rail on the upper bunk of a two-level bed between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. His feet could barely touch the ground. Division head Wang Jianjun shocked practitioner Mr. Huang with electric batons on April 20, 2009, causing him severe internal injuries. The prison authorities notified Mr. Huang's family at 9:30 p.m. on October 25, 2009 that he had died. Mr. Huang Lizhong was from the Lianshan District, Huludao City, Liaoning Province.

Wang Jianjun, head of Division 5: 86-427-5638131 (Office), 86-427-5632022 (Home), 86-13390270503 (Cell), 86-13842730966 (Cell)

14. [Leshan City, Sichuan Province] The Persecution of Ms. Luo Fang

Ms. Luo Fang is in her 30s and lives at Group 7, the Shawan District Farm Village. Leshan Court officials sentenced her to 12 years in prison in December 2002. She was held at Division 12 at the Longquan Women's Prison in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province. Long-term persecution made her handicapped. She cannot straighten her back and moves slowly, with her legs bent.

Her family asked guards Liao Xiaohua and others in May 2009 what happened to the 100 yuan they mailed to Ms. Luo on December 20, 2008. Guard Liao Xiaohua was furious [at their question] because the guards had taken the money for themselves. They retaliated by falsely claiming Ms. Luo did not follow prison rules and refused to wear the prison uniform. They pinned her head on the ground and savagely beat her and ordered inmates to spit on her and curse at her.

Ms. Luo's mother, who is in her 70s, visited her only three times during the past seven years. The three visits totaled less than 30 minutes.

15. [Liupanshui City, Guizhou Province] Mr. Wang Shougui Detained

The police ransacked Mr. Wang Shougui's home in his absence on August 20, 2009. Mr. Wang heard about it and left the area. The police took his computers, printers, and Falun Gong pamphlets. Mr. Wang was arrested in the New Fenghuang District in Liupanshui City on October 18, 2009, and is currently held at the No. 2 Detention Center in Liupanshui City.

16. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Wang Ziqin Arrested and Home Ransacked

Officers from the Qianfeng Police Station arrested Ms. Wang Ziqin, who works at Xishan Mining Bureau, from her home on September 2, 2009. They ransacked her home and took Falun Gong materials, printers, and personal belongings. They took her to the Nanshangzhuang Detention Center.

17. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Hua Hongxia Disappeared One Week Ago

Ms. Hua Hongxia from Shenzhen City has not returned home for one week. Her family asked the police and found out she has been arrested. The police took her mobile phone.

18. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Li Yufen and Ms. Wang Xiaoyan Arrested and Detained

Officers from Zuoqi Police Department in Balin arrested Ms. Li Yufen and Ms. Wang Xiaoyan from Zuoqi, Balin, Chifeng City, as they distributed Falun Gong flyers on the evening of October 26, 2009. They are now held at the Zuoqi Detention Center in Balin.

Liang Xiaomin, Zuoqi Detention Center head in Balin: 86-13488560202

19. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Liuan City Police Arrested Mr. Li Tianjing from Shou County on July 18, 2009, and Held Him at the Shou County Detention Center

Gao Xiaozhong, Shou County Party secretary: 86-13905646073, 86-551-4022373

20. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Nancha Police Arrest Eight Practitioners

Officers from the Nancha Police Department arrested Ms. Li Fenglan, Ms. Zhang Yulan, Ms. Man Xiaomin, Ms. Zhang Yaxian and her mobility-disabled husband Hou Zhijun, He Miao, and another practitioner.

21. [Tianjin] Mr. Xiao Shuqing Arrested

Eight officers arrested 59-year-old Ms. Xiao Shuqing from Nanli, Jiayuan, the Hongqiao District, near his home on the afternoon of September 1, 2009. They took him to the Shuanghuan Village Police Station and ransacked his home. The next day, September 2, they took him to the Caozhuang Detention Center in Tianjin. He has lost contact with his family.

22. [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] The Persecution of Ms. Li Jie and Ms. Sun Yuqin

Ms. Li Jie and Ms. Sun Yuqin from Fengcheng City were taken to the Masanjia Women's Forced Labor Camp in Shenyang City on October 23, 2009. Officials refused to allow family visits.

Division 3 of Masanjia Labor Camp: 86-24-89212252

23. [Wulumuqi City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region] The Persecution of Ms. Yang Hua and Others

Officials from the Wulumuqi City Domestic Security Division tried to arrest 46-year-old Ms. Yang Hua from her workplace on October 27, 2009.

Mr. Tian Cheng, who is in his 40s, was persecuted in October 2009. His son is at home on his own. Both practitioners' whereabouts are unknown.

24. [Leshan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Lei Xiaoqin and Ms. Mao Xiuzhen Arrested and Homes Ransacked

Officers from the Wutongqiao Police Department arrested 46-year-old Ms. Lei Xiaoqin and 66-year-old Ms. Mao Xiuzhen on the morning of November 1, 2009, as they spoke with people about Falun Gong in the street. Officer Wang Jun and about ten other cops ransacked Ms. Lei's home. They took a computer, two printers, about 10 stacks of printing paper, and raw materials used to make pamphlets, as well as cash. They also ransacked Ms. Mao's home in her absence.

25. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wu Wenmian from the Youhao District Arrested on the Morning of November 3, 2009

26. [Guangan City, Sichuan Province] The Persecution of Ms. Gao Wenbi from Dingping Town, Linshui County -Year 2000 Information

63-year-old Ms. Gao Wenbi from Dingping Town, Linshui County, Guangan City, had set off on a trip to Beijing on July 10, 2000. Police officers at Qu County Train Station arrested her, and Linshui County police took her to a detention center, where she was held for 15 days. She had 225 yuan extorted from her as "living expenses" when she went home, and official Li Jiliang confiscated her train ticket refund of 160 yuan.

Ms. Gao was taken to a brainwashing facility in Linshui County in December 2000. She was forced to read Falun Gong-slandering information at all times of the day, except during mealtime and bedtime.

The officials verbally and physically assaulted the practitioners held there for three months and extorted 170 yuan from each one.

27. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] 610 Office and Domestic Security Division Officers Arrested Ms. Wang Jianmei

Seven plainclothes police officers led by Fan Zuoben from the Domestic Security Division broke into Ms. Wang Jianmei's home in Tieshui Village, Mizhou Street in Zhucheng City at 2:00 p.m. on November 1, 2009. They arrested her and took her computers and printers, among other personal belongings.

28. [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Ms. Tao Lahuai Taken to the Macheng No. 2 Detention Center

Officers from the Chengmagang Police Station arrested Ms. Tao Lahuai, a retired kindergarten teacher, in her 60s. She is from Macheng City. The arrest happened on October 31, 2009, as she explained Falun Gong to a passerby in Chengmagang. She was taken to the Macheng City No. 2 Detention Center on November 1, 2009. She has held a hunger strike since the arrest.

Chengmagang Police Station: 86-713-2781180

29. [Zunyi City, Guizhou Province] Mr. Gao Guoyuan Arrested

Mr. Gao Guoyuan from Zunyi City was arrested by local police on November 3, 2009. He was persecuted twice and recently returned home from the Guangdong Forced Labor Camp.

30. [Chongqing] Mr. Ding Yizhi Arrested near Huangnibang in the Jiangbei District

31. [Chuxiong City, Yunnan Province] Mr. Dong Guozhao and Ms. Liao Liqing Arrested and Detained

Police arrested Mr. Dong Guozhao and his wife, Liao Liqing, from Chuxiong City on October 30, 2009. Their home was ransacked, and they are now held at the Wuding County Detention Center.

32. [Yingkou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Fu Yan's Family Files Appeal

Ms. Fu Yan from Dashiqiao was sentenced to eight years in prison [in 2009]. The sentence was later extended by five years. She is still in the Liaoning Women's Prison. Her family has filed a petition. The case is now in the hands of Yingkou City Intermediate Court Judicial Review Office administrators.

33. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Qiu Jiaxiu Arrested Again

Zhucheng City police arrested Ms. Qiu Jiaxiu again from her home, this time on October 24, 2009. Ms. Qiu had been previously held at the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp and Jinan Women's Forced Labor Camp three times.

34. [Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Lanying Held for Close to Two Months

Shuangjing Village, Wujia Town deputy head Zhang Dahai and Party secretary Wang Jun falsely accused Ms. Li Lanying of a crime. Police chief Xu Kai and Yang Zhongwei and Wang Changqi arrested her. She has been held at the Shuangcheng Detention Center for close to two months.

Zhang Dahai, Village head: 86-1365453700
Xu Kai, police chief: 86-13796119995
Yang Zhongwei: 86-13936489995
Wang Changqi: 86-13796771688

35. [Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Li Jinlan and Mr. Lin Kunru Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Li Jinlan was sentenced to five years in prison in Fengkai County. Her son, Lin Kunru, was sentenced to one year in prison, with one-year reprieve. She is now filing a petition.

36. [Tianjin] The Persecution of Mr. Hao Yan and His Wife

Officers from Yanliu Town Police Station and from the Ji County Domestic Security Division arrested Mr. Hao Yan. He was born in 1961 and lived in Weizhuangzi Village, Yanliu Town, Ji County. The arrest happened on the evening of October 27, 2009. His whereabouts are unknown. His wife, Ms. Gao Yane, was arrested two years ago and has been held at the Tianjin Women's Prison. She has lost sight in her right eye and hearing in her right ear due to brutal torture. Her family has asked the prison authorities numerous times to release, her but they have refused.