(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 14 cities or counties in 7 provinces. In this report, 17 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 12 practitioners were illegally arrested.

Mr. Sun Dengchao is a railroad engineer in Mudanjiang City. Now he is being detained in the Mudanjiang Prison. In 2004, when he was detained in the concentrated training team of Mudanjiang Prison, he was subjected to many physical and mental tortures.

Mr. Liu Xiaolong, about 43 years old, has a PhD. degree in botany. He was a teacher in Harbin Normal University. In 2004, he was transferred to the Mudanjiang Prison from the Harbin Third Prison.

In 2001, while Mr. Yang Xiaoguang was detained in the Jixi Forced Labor Camp, Huang Huimin held his head in a water pail to torture him, and he almost passed out. In 2004, when Mr. Yang was detained in the concentrated training team of the Mudanjiang Prison, he was confined in a small cell. The guards shocked him with electric batons. Because he held a hunger strike to protest the persecution, he was cuffed to a bed with handcuffs and shackles weighing tens of pounds. He was also forced-fed when he was tied to the bed, and he was deprived of sleep. He is currently being detained in the First Division of the prison.

Mr. Ma Wenfeng works in the Huangxiling Oil Extraction Factory in Panjin City. When he went to visit a practitioner, the family of that practitioner reported him to the police. On May 5, 2009, Mr. Ma Wenfeng was forcibly sent to the Fushun Brainwashing Center by leaders of the First Oil Extraction Team of the factory.

At 4:00 p.m. on April 21, 2009, Feng Fugao from Longshanguan Village, Huangshanpu Town led Duan Jianfei, chief of the Huangshanpu Town Police Station in a search of Mr. Yu Fude's home. They confiscated two copies of of the book Zhuan Falun. They subsequently searched the homes of Ms. Liu Shuqin and Mr. Ma Qingjun. They took away three copies of Zhuan Falun and other books from Mr. Ma Qingjun's home. Mr. Ma was also arrested.

Mr. Yan Jinguo from Dayan Village, Buzhuang Town, Changyi City was arrested by the Buzhuang police at noon on May 25, 2009, and his computer was confiscated. He is being detained in the Changyi Detention Center.

At 7:00 p.m. on May 1, 2009, Ms. Shi Feng was reported to police while she was explaining facts about Falun Gong to three youths at the Feilong Internet Bar. Wang Jianhuai from the Qinghe District 610 Office and other police officers arrested her and took her to the Huihai Road Police Station. They forcibly took away a USB flash drive and fliers about Falun Gong in her possession. Ms. Shi Feng explained the facts about Falun Gong to the policemen who do not know the true facts, but was nonethelss beaten by Wang Jianhuai. She is being detained in the Huaian Detention Center.

Ms. He Zhiwei, 46, lives in Fenghuang Garden, Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai City. On the morning of April 9, 2009, members of the Zhuhai 610 Office arrested her at her home, and took her to the Sanshui Brainwashing Center. On April 27, 2009, she was transferred to the Zhanjiang Brainwashing Center because she refused to give up Falun Dafa cultivation practice.

Ms. Yang Kunxi, in her seventies, is a retired officer of the Maoming City Oil Company. On May 7, 2009, personnel from the 610 Office broke into her home and forcibly took her to the Maoming Brainwashing Center.

Ms. Guo Xiuqun, who is in her seventies, is a retired worker from the oil company. On May 8, 2009, she was taken to the Maoming Brainwashing Center.

In late April 2009, Ms. Ren Aihua, Ms. Sui Guifen and Ms. Ren Cuizhu from Zhifu District, Yantai City were arrested one after the other by officers from the Zhifu District 610 Office and the South Avenue Police Station. The police took away computers, cash, fliers about Falun Gong and other property from their homes.

Mr. Yang Wenyao from Huangchuan was arrested by a group of policemen while he was distributing VCDs about Falun Gong at a plaza in Gaowang, Zijin County, Heyuan City, Guangdong Province at 8:00 p.m. on April 12, 2009. He was detained in the Zijin County Detention Center. On April 26, he managed to walk away using his righteous thoughts. He has now been forced to become homeless to avoid being arrested at home.

Ms. Liu Shumei was arrested in 2006 and sentenced to 18 months in a forced labor camp. Her term was later extended by three months. She was arrested again after being released and taken to the Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp for another 18-month term. She is being severely persecuted and has difficulty eating and drinking.

Ms. Mou Guiling was arrested and sentenced to 20 months in a forced labor camp. Three months after being released, she was arrested again and sentenced to another 15 months of forced labor.

Ms. Jiang Guiyun was confined in a small cell and severely persecuted because she did not cooperate with the persecution by guards at the forced labor camp.

Ms. Lei Xiaoting is a teacher for graduate students in a foreign language college. She was arrested and detained in the Heizuizi Women's Forced Labor Camp, and confined in a small cell because she insisted in practicing Falun Dafa.

Mr. Cao Zhiwen and Ms. Du Guiru were detained for extended terms.

Ms. Lei Xiaomei and four other Falun Dafa practitioners were brutally persecuted because they refused to wear prison uniforms or attend roll-call and labor work. Ms. Lei was cuffed to a bed from March 20 to May 1, 2009.

Ms. Zhang Shuxian was tied on a death bed for more than a month.

On February 28, 2009, officers from the Zhangzidao Police Station in Changhai County, Dalian City and the Dachangshan National Security Team arrested Ms. Zheng Lanqin, Mr. Chen Shenglong and his wife Mrs. Zou Shuhua. The police also ransacked their homes and took a computer, a printer and other appliances worth tens of thousands of yuan from Mr. Chen's home.

On April 24, 2009, police from the Changhai County Police Department and the 610 Office sent Ms. Zou Shuhua to the Yaojia Detention Center in Dalian City. Mr. Chen Shenglong is still being detained in the Changhai County Detention Center. Ms. Zheng Lanqin has been released.

Ms. Li Chengrong lives in Lianpo Village, Gaoliu Town, Qingzhou City. On May 1, 2009, she brought her 10-year-old son to visit a farmer's market. On the way home, she gave a VCD about Falun Gong to a passerby. The passerby reported her to police. The police from Zhuliang Town Police Station took Ms. Li and her son to the police station. The police went to search her home that same day and took about 10,000 yuan in cash and a bankbook worth 20,000 yuan. Ms. Li is now being detained in the Qingzhou Detention Center.