(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 16 cities or counties in 12 provinces. In this report, 13 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 30 practitioners were illegally arrested.

Ms. Sha Yunfeng, 50 years old. was reported to police on March 3, 2009 while she was distributing fliers about Falun Gong near the Daowai Cement Tube Factory of Harbin City. She was arrested by the Xinyi Police Station of the Daowai Police Department. Her home was searched. She is being detained in the Yaziquan Detention Center.

Mr. Li Peng lives in Jujia Village, Weibin District, Baoji City. On the night of March 13, 2009, Li's mother, Li and another male practitioner were arrested by police from the First Section of the Weibin Police Sub-Bureau. Now they are being detained in the guest quarters of the Baoji Nitrogenous Fertilizer Factory.

Liu Hutang, the First Section of Weibin Police Sub-Bureau: 86-917-3323159, 86-13891714995
Li Jiansheng, Head of the First National Security Section of Weibin Police Sub-Bureau: 86-917-3323159, 86-13809177153
Guest Hotel of Baoji Nitrogenous Fertilizer Factory: 86-917-2826209

Ms. Ma Chunmei, 42 years old, lives in Dongsan Village, Liantang Town, Qingpu District, Shanghai City. On February 9, 2009, the leader of the company she worked for informed the police that she had used paper money with written messages about Falun Gong. She was arrested and sent to the Qingpu Brainwashing Class.

On the night of March 13, 2009, Ms. Huang Xiyan was arrested by the police from the Nanhu Police Station in Luohu District, Shenzhen City. On the night of March 14, 2009, she was sent to the Caobu Detention Center in Luohu District.

Nanhu Police Station: 86-755-82239119, 86-755-82239261

On February 20, 2009, associate chiefs Pan Junlan and Pu Zhengjun of the Da County National Security Team and about 12 or 13 policemen and personnel from the Da County, Police Department, the Heshi Town Police Station and the Heshi Town government forcibly searched the homes of Ms. He Chengyu, Ms. Zhou Hong and another practitioner.

Ms. Li Tingwei, 60 years old, lives at Yunpan Street, Tongliang County, Chongqing City. On December 19, 2008, she was reported to police while she was explaining the facts about Falun Gong on the street. She was arrested by police and directly sent to the Chongqing Women's Forced Labor Camp for one year.

On January 29, 2009, Ms. Shen Xiaoping was reported to police while she was explaining the facts about Falun Gong in Bishan County. On that night, she was arrested by the Bishan County Police Department and 610 Office. Now she is being detained in the Bishan County Detention Center.

At 4 p.m. on February 8, 2009, Ms. Jiao Linhui, Ms. Zhang Jingping and Ms. Liu Ning from Dagang District were arrested by the Jinnan District Police Station. They were detained in the Jinnan District Detention Center. The police took Ms. Jiao to her home and searched the home. Her family saw many wounds on her face and neck. Now Ms. Jiao Linhui has been sentenced to two years of forced labor; Ms. Liu Ning, 18 months of forced labor.

On the afternoon of March 14, 2009, Ms. Lao Xu from Chengnan District was followed while she was distributing the fliers about Falun Gong. The police ransacked her home and took away the fliers about Falun Gong. She was arrested but her whereabouts are unknown.

On the afternoon of March 14, 2009, Ms. Zhang Feng'e and Ms. Jing Yuling were reported to police while they were distributing VCDs of the Shen Yun performance. Police from the Zhongwei City National Security Team took them away. At 8 a.m. the following day, six policemen ransacked the home of Ms. Jing Yuling and arrested another two Falun Dafa practitioners at the same time. Now the four practitioners' whereabouts are unknown.

Li Zhanhong of the Zhongwei City National Security Team: 86- 13739501616
Yu Ting, Secretary of the Zhongwei City Politics and Law Committee, Director of the Zhongwei City Police Department: 86-15309550418
Fang Xuefeng, Head of the 610 Office: 86-955-8534603, 86-955-7011816, 86-13629537899

On March 5, 2009, Ms. Li Yuzhuan and Ms. Xie were arrested by police from the Nancheng Police Station of Shulan County while they were explaining the facts about Falun Gong in Shulan County. Now they are being detained in the Chengnan Detention Center.

Ms. Wang Shushan from Hepai was reported to police while she was distributing fliers about Falun Gong. On the afternoon of March 13, 2009, she was arrested and sent to a detention center.

On February 21, 2009, Ms. Xiong Yanjiao and Ms. Wu Xiufeng were arrested while they were explaining the facts about Falun Gong near the Dongmen Police Station. The police sent them to the Hubei Provincial Brainwashing Class.

On March 6, 2009, personnel from the Jilin Province Public Security Bureau and the Tonghua Special Case Team went to Wudaojiang and Liuhe to take away and arrest 11 Falun Dafa practitioners. They are Ms. Zhao Guihua (Local Tax Bureau), Ms. Sun Fengqin (private businesswoman), Ms. Zhu Chunhe (State Tax Bureau), Mr. Chen Hongyu and her wife, Mr. Sun Yanqi, Ms. Yang Jing and his husband, Mr. Li Jingwu (Local Tax Bureau), Ms. Sun Ying and her husband.

On February 23, 2009, Ms. Lu Lixian was arrested by police from the 610 Office while she went to the Hewan Forced Labor Camp to pick up Mr. Cheng Dehan. She is being detained in the Chenjiaji Brainwashing Class. Currently, she is very weak and has blood in her urine and stool. However, the guards refuse to take her to a hospital for an examination.

On the morning of March 3, 2009, Ms. Nian Ailian and Ms. Gao Ping from Pingyu County were arrested by the Pingyu County 610 Office and the Zhumadian City National Security Team. The police took away a computer and Dafa books from Ms. Gao Ping's home.

Elderly Ms. Hu Fangju and Ms. Du Putao from Xiushui are being detained in the Jiangxi Women's Prison in Nanchang City. Several inmates monitor them around the clock. They are tortured physically and forcibly brainwashed.

On March 15, 2009, Ms. Liu Aibin from the Dazhongzhuang Farm in Baodi District was taken away from her home by police from the Baodi District Police Sub-bureau. Now she is being detained in the sub-bureau.

Baodi District Police Sub-bureau: 86-22--29241720
Director's Office: 86-22--29241532

On the afternoon of March 14, 2009, Mr. Xu Renwu was arrested. His home was also ransacked.

Mr. Yang Wanming works in the Hulunbeier Wireless Company. On the afternoon of March 15, 2009, he was taken away from his office by police from the Internet Monitoring Section of Hulunbeier City Police Department. He has still not been released.

Mr. Tian Yunfei lives in Dahuyu Village, Ximing Township, Wanbolin District, Tianyuan City. On March 12, 2009, he was arrested by police from the Duerping Police Station in Wanbolin District. Now he is being detained in the Wanbolin Detention Center.

At 4 p.m. on March 15, 2009, Ms. Guo Renai was arrested near the Huanan Forestry Bureau by national security police officers.