(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 18 cities or counties in eleven provinces. In this report, 12 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 24 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Tieli City, Heilongjiang Province] Elderly Mr. Liu Xianghe and His Wife Illegally Arrested at Home on the Afternoon of December 20, 2011
2. [Wuchang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Lang Shuying, Mr. Song Wenzhong, and Ms. Gao Fengxia Arrested
3. [Changtu County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Yuhua and Ms. Bai Yajie Held in Police Custody
4. [Wuchang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Gao Hongxia and Other Practitioners Arrested on the Afternoon of December 21, 2011
5. [Jinyun County, Zhejiang Province] Mr. Chen Zhenhong Illegally Sentenced to Prison
6. [Botou City, Hebei Province] Ms. He Zhenheng and Ms. Li Xiuzhi Arrested
7. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Recent Situation of Ms. Yu Xiuhua and Other Practitioners
8. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Yu Yin and Her Husband Mr. Cao Kai Arrested on December 21, 2011
9. [Qingyang City, Gansu Province] Ms. Wei Xueling, Ms. Ma Zhenglan, and Ms. Cui Yumei Arrested
10. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Dai Meilan Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
11. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhang Fumei Persecuted For the Past Twelve Years
12. [Jieyang City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Zheng Jiefang and Ms. Jiang Xi'e Taken to Sanshui Brainwashing Center in Guangdong Province on December 13, 2011
13. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liu Dongying Taken to the No. 1 Detention Center
14. [Anping County, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Yuluan and Ms. Wang Fang Taken to the Hengshui City Detention Center
15. [Shifang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Pan Xiaoping Arrested on December 21, 2011
16. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Li Chunlian and Ms. Liu Yinghe Arrested by Local 610 Office Agents
17. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Xiang Xiaoyan Arrested
18. [Gaocheng City, Hebei Province] Mr. Bian Xuri Arrested on the Morning of December 24, 2011 While Distributing DVDs with Falun Gong Content
19. [Yunmeng County, Hubei Province] Mr. Chu Simao Arrested by Officers from Zhushan Police Station in Shiyan City
20. [Shaoyang City, Hunan Province] Mr. Xia Shaocheng Illegally Placed on Trial
21. [Shaowu City, Fujian Province] Mr. You Jianxi Arrested
22. [Beihai City, Guanxi Autonomous Region] Ms. Lin Suchang Taken to the Brainwashing Center in the Beihai Drug Rehabilitation Institute on the Afternoon of December 14, 2011

1. [Tieli City, Heilongjiang Province] Elderly Mr. Liu Xianghe and His Wife Illegally Arrested at Home on the Afternoon of December 20, 2011

Wang Weiling, the individual responsible for the persecution at the Shuangfeng Forestry Department: +86-13904581107

2. [Wuchang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Lang Shuying, Mr. Song Wenzhong, and Ms. Gao Fengxia Arrested

On the afternoon of December 21, 2011, officers from the Wuchang City Domestic Security Division and the Lalin Town Police Station arrested Ms. Lang Shuying from Lalin Town, and Mr. Song Wenzhong and Ms. Gao Fengxia from Xinglong Township in their homes. The police confiscated Ms. Song's personal belongings. The three practitioners are being held at the Wuchang City Detention Center. The police also harassed other practitioners in their homes.

3. [Changtu County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Yuhua and Ms. Bai Yajie Held in Police Custody

On the morning of December 22, 2011, Ms. Liu Yuhua and Ms. Bai Yajie, from Changtu Town in Changtu County, were turned in to the police while clarifying the facts about Falun Gong. Officers from the Beijie Police Station arrested them. The two practitioners are being held at the Beijie Police Station.

4. [Wuchang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Gao Hongxia and Other Practitioners Arrested on the Afternoon of December 21, 2011

5. [Jinyun County, Zhejiang Province] Mr. Chen Zhenhong Illegally Sentenced to Prison

Mr. Chen Zhenhong was sentenced to four and a half years in prison by the Jinyun County Court. Mr. Chen, from Kengyan Village in Huzhen Town, Jinyun County, Zhejiang Province, is being held at Zhejiang Province No. 2 Prison.

6. [Botou City, Hebei Province] Ms. He Zhenheng and Ms. Li Xiuzhi Arrested

Ms. He Zhenheng and Ms. Li Xiuzhi were arrested by the Jiaohe Police Department in Botou City, Hebei Province on the evening of December 21, 2011, and are currently being detained at the police department. Their family members went there to demand the practitioners' release, but were not able to meet anyone in charge.

7. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Recent Situation of Ms. Yu Xiuhua and Other Practitioners

On December 21, 2011, Ms. Yu Xiuhua, Ms. Yu Hongqing and Ms. Cao Weiling, from the Mouping area in Yantai City, were sentenced to one year of forced labor. The three practitioners are now being held at the Mouping Detention Center. They had been held at the Yantai Detention Center for a month, during which time they were forced to produce large wicker baskets, working 18 hours every day. They suffered mentally and physically from the forced labor.

8. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Yu Yin and Her Husband Mr. Cao Kai Arrested on December 21, 2011

Xu, police officer directly responsible for the arrest: +86-15127134878

9. [Qingyang City, Gansu Province] Ms. Wei Xueling, Ms. Ma Zhenglan, and Ms. Cui Yumei Arrested

On the afternoon of December 17, 2011, Ms. Wei Xueling, Ms. Ma Zhenglan, and Ms. Cui Yumei, from the Qingyang Petro-Chemical Company, were arrested while they were clarifying the facts in Huachi County. The three practitioners were transferred to the Qingcheng County Detention Center on the evening of December 18.

10. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Dai Meilan Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

11. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhang Fumei Persecuted For the Past Twelve Years

Ms. Zhang Fumei is an employee of the Xinan Ships Company in Chongqing. On June 19, 2000, she was arrested for going to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong. After being held in Beijing for five days, she was taken back to Chongqing and held at the Jiangbei Detention Center for 15 days. She was taken to a brainwashing class from home in 2004, where she spent six days. In October 2004, she was arrested while clarifying the truth in Jiangbei Park and taken to the Huanghuayuan Police Station, where she was held in custody for 13 hours. On July 20, 2010, she was taken to the Shangquan Police Station in the Guanyinqiao area and held for 13 hours in custody. In May 2011, Liang Shibin and other officers in Jiangbei District broke into her home. The officers ransacked her home and took away a photo of the founder of Falun Gong, a poster of the Falun emblem, Falun Dafa books, and other personal belongings. In addition, the company she works for has withheld over 30,000 yuan of her salary.

12. [Jieyang City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Zheng Jiefang and Ms. Jiang Xi'e Taken to Sanshui Brainwashing Center in Guangdong Province on December 13, 2011

13. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liu Dongying Taken to the No. 1 Detention Center

14. [Anping County, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Yuluan and Ms. Wang Fang Taken to the Hengshui City Detention Center

Inspection Office of the Hengshui City Procuratorate at the detention center: +86-318-261227
Police Department Disciplinary Commission: +86-13903180002, +86-13903286226, +86-13833886177, +86-13383388350

15. [Shifang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Pan Xiaoping Arrested on December 21, 2011

16. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Li Chunlian and Ms. Liu Yinghe Arrested by Local 610 Office Agents

On the afternoon of December 13, 2011, Ms. Li Chunlian and Ms. Liu Yinghe, from Jiangxia District, Wuhan City, were turned in to police while clarifying the facts. Officers from the Shanpo Township Police Station in Jiangxia District, along with officers from the Jiangxia District Police Department and agents from the 610 Office, arrested the two practitioners. Ms. Li and Ms. Liu are being held at the Erzhigou Women's Detention Center in Dongxihu District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province.

Luo Renzhang, Domestic Security Division of the Jiangxia District Police Department: +86-13871031542, +86-27-87954761
Xu Yunfu: +86-13707125028, +86-27-81825688
Yi Chujun, Jiangxia District 610 Office: +86-13886009938, +86-27-87950732, +86-27-87952424

17. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Xiang Xiaoyan Arrested

On the evening of December 21, 2011, Ms. Xiang Xiaoyan was arrested by officers from the Nangang Domestic Security Division in Harbin City. She is being held at the Harbin No. 2 Detention Center. The police searched her home and confiscated a desktop computer, two notebook computers, eight cell phones, some DVDs, and paper bills with truth-clarification content printed on them.

18. [Gaocheng City, Hebei Province] Mr. Bian Xuri Arrested on the Morning of December 24, 2011 While Distributing DVDs with Falun Gong Content

Wei Liyan, Gaocheng City Domestic Security Division: +86-311-88380046, +86-311-88108918, +86-13933141926
Li Yuzhu, director of the local 610 Office: +86-311-88165346, +86-311-88128969, +861-5931077562

19. [Yunmeng County, Hubei Province] Mr. Chu Simao Arrested by Officers from Zhushan Police Station in Shiyan City

Mr. Chu Simao, a practitioner from Yunmeng County, Hubei Province, was arrested by officers from the Zhushan Police Station while he was creating truth-clarification banners in Zhushan County, Hubei Province.

20. [Shaoyang City, Hunan Province] Mr. Xia Shaocheng Illegally Placed on Trial

Mr. Xia Shaocheng, in his forties, is a guard at Baitian Prison in Shaoyang City, Hunan Province. On June 21, 2011, members of the Shaoyang City 610 Office and other police officers broke into his home, arrested him, and searched his home. On December 15, 2011, Mr. Xia was illegally put on trial.

21. [Shaowu City, Fujian Province] Mr. You Jianxi Arrested

Mr. You Jianxi, who had been forced to stay away from his home for over two years in order to avoid persecution, was arrested at Wuyi Mountain, Fujian Province. He was arrested by Li Wu, a police commissar in Shaowu City, Gong Jianwen, head of the Domestic Security Division, and members of the Nanping City 610 Office.

22. [Beihai City, Guanxi Autonomous Region] Ms. Lin Suchang Taken to the Brainwashing Center in the Beihai Drug Rehabilitation Institute on the Afternoon of December 14, 2011

Zhang Wujun, deputy secretary of the Haicheng District Political and Judiciary Committee in Beihai City: +86-13617795398