(Clearwisdom.net) Today's report relates persecution incidents that took place in 14 cities or counties in eight provinces. In this report, 31 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least five practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Jihui Arrested
2. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Thirteen Practitioners Facing Illegal Trial
3. [Qingyun County, Shandong Province] Ms. Dou Yulan, Ms. Lu Xiufen, and Ms. Duan Guixia Arrested
4. [Shanghai] Mr. Liu Peng Facing Illegal Trial
5. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Arrested
6. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Ma Xiurong Held in the No. 3 Detention Center
7. [Jingning County, Gansu Province] Seven Practitioners Arrested
8. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Shenghua Is Bedridden and Cannot Walk
9. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Chen Qing Arrested
10. [Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Tang Xingrong Has Been Held for More Than Two Months
11. [Liaoning Province] Mr. Xiaotao and Mr. Gangzi Held in the Liaoyang County Detention Center
12. [Hengyang City, Hunan Province] Two Practitioners Arrested
13. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Meng Qingying, Ms. Mu Yongxia, and Ms. Yan Jinglan Held in a Detention Center
14. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Li Qiaozhen Held in the Hewan Forced Labor Camp
15. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Ding Xiaohua Taken to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp on September 26, 2008, for a One-Year and Three-Month Term
16. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] The Persecution of Several Practitioners
17. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Feng Arrested
18. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Jiang Shisheng Arrested

It has been learned that Ms. Li Jihui from Pengzhou City was arrested in 2008 and put in the city detention center. She has been in handcuffs and shackles for a long time.

Qingdao City Northern Court officials planned to try 13 practitioners, including Ms. Jing Fengli, Mr. Zheng Xiaoqiang, Ms. Lu Xueqin, Mr. Yin Xinxiao, Mr. Xu Zhifeng, and Mr. Liang Lijun.

Personnel from the Qingyun County Police Department's 610 Office arrested Ms. Dou Yulan and ransacked her home at noon on October 8, 2008. They then arrested her cousin, Ms. Lu Xiufen, on October 14, 2008 and Ms. Duan Guixia on October 15, 2008. The three practitioners are being held in the county police station.

Chen Jingli, Qingyun County Police Station chief: 86-13706390355
Li Guangrong, 610 Office head: 86-13853471368

Mr. Liu Peng from Shanghai will be tried on October 21, 2008. The original date was October 29, 2008, but his lawyer informed his family that the trial date had been changed to October 21.

Mr. Liu got his Master's degree from Shanghai Huadong Normal University. He was sentenced to forced labor twice.

Personnel from the Luyuan District Police Department and from the Sijian Police Station in Changchun City arrested 40-year-old Ms. Wang, a tofu store owner, on October 15, 2008.

Liu Zongjia, Sijian Police Station: 86-431-87877765 (Office), 86-13844031321 (Cell)

Ms. Ma Xiurong, 61, was put in the Changchun City No. 3 Detention Center on July 5, 2008, for practicing Falun Gong. Her family was prohibited from visiting her. Ms. Ma was an official at the Changchun City Agriculture Research Institute. Her retirement pension is about 2,000 yuan per month. The research institute president had suspended her pension since May 2007. Ms. Ma's 71-year-old husband suffers from a cerebral hemorrhage and needs her to take care of him.

Song Zhanlong, Changchun City Agriculture Research Institute president: 86-431-87874221 (Office)
Changchun City No. 3 Detention Center: 86-431-84162712 or 86-431-84162710 Ext. 8043

Personnel from the Jingning County Police Station arrested Mr. Ma Tongjun using the pretext of Olympic Games security. He was held for three days and then released. The police arrested him again and ransacked his home several days later. They hung Mr. Ma up and beat him for eight days. Later on the police arrested six practitioners, including Mr. Ma's wife. He has been sentenced to one year of forced labor while the other six were fined 2,000 yuan and released.

Police arrested Mr. Zhang and ransacked his home. His family requested his unconditional release, but the police ordered them to pay 5,000 yuan. The police later declared that they would sentence Mr. Zhang to three to five years in prison.

Personnel from the Weifang City 610 Office and officials from his workplace duped Mr. Wang Shenghua to come to his office on April 22, 2008. Once there, they made trouble for him and took him to the Zhangqiu City Forced Labor Camp a month later. Mr. Wang is bedridden and can no longer walk as a result of torture.

Ms. Chen Qing, Boshan Town deputy head in Zibo City, was arrested because she told one of her colleagues to read, "Falun Dafa is good" and "Truth-Compassion-Forbearance is good." She is being held in the Wangzhuang Brainwashing Center.

Police arrested Mr. Xiaotao and Mr. Gangzi in Helan Township, Liaoyang County, on the night of October 12, 2008, because they distributed Falun Gong flyers. They are in the county detention center.

Pang Junqing, Helan Township Police Station chief: 86-419-6144088, 86-13591915111 (Cell)

Personnel from the Hengyang City 610 Office arrested Ms. Zhu Hongying and another practitioner on October 15, 2008. They are being held in the Steel Pipe Factory's Security Section.

Personnel from the Longgang Police Station in Daqing City arrested Ms. Meng Qingying, Ms. Mu Yongxia, and Ms. Yan Jinglan and took them to the city's No. 1 Detention Center. Ms. Meng and Ms. Mu have been sentenced to one and four years of forced labor, respectively. Mr. Pang Shuxin has been released.

Ms. Yu Shuxian and Mr. Chen Jiuwen are still in the Xinbin County Detention Center. Mr. Huang Yi, Ms. Tu Lijuan, and Mr. Wan Hebin and his wife have been sentenced to forced labor. Ms. Tu was taken to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp in Changchun City. Mr. Huang and Mr. Wan were taken to Wujiabao Forced Labor Camp in Fushun City. Because Mr. Wan is in poor health, he was released for house-arrest.

Mr. Liu Lijie was also arrested and is in the county detention center.

Personnel from the Nangang District Police Department in Harbin City arrested Ms. Li Feng on October 6, 2008. Ms. Li is now in the city's No. 2 Detention Center.

Police officers that who took part in the arrest:

Zhou Songbin, chief: 86-451-87664312 (Office), 86-451-86226531 (Home), 86-13303609772 (Cell)
Huang Yaobin, policeman: 86-451-87664305 (Office), 86-451-87623400 (Home), 86-13945002033 (Cell)
Wang Liguo, policeman: 86-451-87664311 (Office), 86-451-55167798 (Home), 86-13354515677 (Cell)

Officers from the Zhucheng City Police Department's Domestic Security Division and from the Huanghua Police Station broke into Mr. Jiang Shisheng's home in Yangcun Village, Huanghua Town, Zhucheng City on October 10, 2008. They arrested him and put him in the city detention center. The police later on extorted 5,000 yuan from his family and then released him.

October 21, 2008