(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 16 cities or counties in 9 provinces. In this report, 14 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 16 practitioners were illegally arrested.

On the early morning of April 10, 2009, officials from the Nong'an County Domestic Security Division went to Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wang Jun's home. They confiscated his printer, computer, Teacher's picture, Dafa books, and other items. They arrested Mr. Wang, his wife, and their six-year-old granddaughter and detained them in the Nong'an County Detention Center. His granddaughter was released the next day. 14 days later, Mr. Wang's wife was taken to Changchun Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp. Mr. Wang is still being detained in the Nong'an County Detention Center. He is not allowed to meet with his family.

In the spring of 2004, Wang Yuxiang, the superintendent of the Yuhe Village Police Office, along with Hou Jinhai and other police officers from the Yanshou County Police Bureau, went to Ms. Liu Fenglan's home in Fuli Village. They ransacked her home and confiscated her Dafa books, banners and truth-clarification materials. Ms. Liu had no choice but to leave her home to avoid persecution.

At about 6:00 p.m. on December 5, 2005, police from the Yanshou County Domestic Security Bureau and Zhang Dubao from Yuhe Village, arrested Ms. Liu Fenglan and took her to the Domestic Security Bureau. They sentenced her to one year of forced labor. She was released on November 27, 2006.

On February 28, 2009, officials from the local 610 Office, conspired with officers from the Nangang District Domestic Security Division and the Hexinglu Police Station, broke into Mr. Li Zhigang's home, and arrested him. In March, the police took him to the Jiangbei District and interrogated him using torture. They force fed him mustard oil and used other vicious means of torture. Mr. Li is now suffering from serious tuberculosis. His condition has worsened since May 4.

Nangang District Domestic Security Division, Harbin City: 86-451-87664175

Commander's Office of Nangang District Domestic Security Division, Harbin City: 86-451-87664311

Wang Liguo, Commander of Nangang District Domestic Security Division, Harbin City: 86-13354515677

On the evening of May 8, 2009, officers from the Xinbin Town Police Station arrested Mr. Liu Junbo. He is now being detained in the Xinbin County Detention Center.

On May 9, relatives of practitioners Ms. Cong Quanmei and Ms. Han Jun received news that these two practitioners had been sentenced to two-year prison terms.

On July 2, 2007, police from the Mentougou District arrested Mr. Zhang Lijun, about 45 years old, from Pudong Community, Yongding Town, Mentougou District, Beijing City, and his younger sister, Ms. Zhang Lihua, about 45, a practitioner from the Shijing Shan District, Beijing, while they were distributing truth-clarifying materials about Falun Gong. In the meantime, police from the Mentougou District also arrested Mr. Xiao Jinlong, about 25 years old, just because he downloaded Falun Gong materials from the Internet. Mr. Zhang Lijun and Mr. Xiao Jinlong have been secretly sentenced to prison terms of four and a half years each. They are imprisoned in Beijing Qianjin Prison, which is located in Chadian. Ms. Zhang Lihua has been sentenced to two years forced labor. She was detained in the Beijing Women's Labor Camp and later transferred to a forced labor camp located in Inner Mongolia.

On May 20, 2008, police from the Mentougou District Police Station arrested the younger brother of the twins, Mr. Zhang Licheng, a practitioner from Beixin'an Steel Community, for distributing informational materials about Falun Gong. He has been sentenced to two years of forced labor. There is no definitive information about where he is being detained.

In September 2007, officers from the Beijing Police Department arrested Ms. Song Meihui, over 60 years old, from the Haidian District of Beijing. She has been detained in the Haidian District Detention Center for a year and a half. In February 2009, police transferred her to the Beijing Women's Forced Labor Camp. Ms. Song has been tortured during her detention and now suffers from high blood pressure, yet the police still have not released her for medical care.

At noon on February 29, 2009, officers from the Chuanfangyu Village Police Station arrested Ms. Feng Cuiying, 49 years old, from Xiaodaodi Village, Guanchang Township, Ji County, Tianjin City. They also ransacked her home. Because she refused to be "transformed," she was sentenced to a year and a half of forced labor.

On the afternoon of May 3, the police arrested Ms. Chen Baohua, a practitioner from Tianjin Bohai Petroleum, while she was producing truth-clarifying materials in the Tanggu Development Zone. They took her to the Huanghelu Police Station on 6^th Street in the Development Zone. They ransacked her home and confiscated a Dafa video and other items. After sending forth righteous thoughts, Ms. Chen was quickly released from the station at 10 p.m

On March 9, 2009, Ms. He Yana, a practitioner from the Dagang District of Tianjin City, went to visit a friend in the Hexi District. She was reported to the police while she was clarifying the truth to people. The police arrested her on a bogus charge of drug possession and took her to a substance abuse treatment facility.

On the morning of July 14, 2008, a gang of officers from the Congtaixi Police Station broke into the home of Ms. Zhang Fengqin, who is about 45 years old, from Handan City. They ransacked her home, arrested her, and detained her in the Handan City No. 1 Detention Center. On April 15, 2009, they took Ms. Zhang to Shijiazhuan City.

On February 7, 2009, police from the local 610 Office secretly followed Mr. Sun Xiaohui, 28 years old, from Wugang, Pingdingshan City. He is still being detained in the Wugang Detention Center.

On May 8, 2009, the police arrested practitioner Mr. Pei Xuwen, 33 years old, from Xinmin Village. They confiscated his computer, printer, and DVDs. He is now being held in a brainwashing center.

On April 27, 2009, Cai Meng, Deputy Director of the Saichenghu Police Station, harassed Ms. Zhong Guifeng, 63, while she was putting up informational posters about Falun Gong. They arrested her and ransacked her home. They confiscated her Dafa books. The police interrogated Ms. Zhong until 4:00 a.m. before they released her. Later, officers from the Saichenghu Police Station forced Ms. Zhong to pay 2,000 yuan as penalty.

On the evening of May 3, 2009, Zou Dunxiang, an officer from Zhangzhuangpu Police Station, arrested Ms. Lv Yeju and Ms. Wang Xianzhen, practitioners from Gong'an County, while they were distributing informational materials in Zhangzhuangpu Town. The next day, they took Mr. Lv and Ms. Wang to the Gong'an County No. 1 Detention Center.

In late April 2009, police from the Longquanyi District 610 Office in Chengdu City arrested several practitioners--Ms. Gong Debi, Ms. He Changxiang, and Ms. Shi Lanfang. They monitored another practitioner, Huang Yan. Ms. Gong is now being detained in Xinjin Brainwashing Center.

On December 9, 2008, officials from the local State Security Bureau and the Police Bureau, secretly arrested Mr. Chen Mingyong, a practitioner from Daxian County, Jingde Town. On April 28, 2009, Mr. Chen was sentenced to a 10-year prison term.

On April 19, 2009, officers from the Mingzhi Police Station in the Bao'an District, Shenzhen City, arrested Ms. Wang Yan, a practitioner from Chongqing City, and Ms. Chen Yiping, a practitioner from Hubei Province, in their apartment. They are now being detained in the Shenzhen Bao'an Detention Center.

Mingzhi Police Station: 86-755-84455983
Bao'an Detention Center, Inquiry Office: 86-755-84462629
Monitor Office, Bao'an Branch Bureau: 86-755-27750985

On May 5, 2009, Mr. Zhang Huilan and Mr. Zhou Xizhong from Pingjiang were reported while they were explaining the truth about Falun Gong to people. The police from the local Domestic Security Division arrested them. They are now being detained in the Pingjiang County Detention Center.

On May 6, 2009, Mr. Zhao Yuanfu, a practitioner from Shihezi City, was reported to the police while he was distributing truth-clarifying DVDs. They arrested him. He has been sentenced to two years of forced labor.

May 10, 2009