As the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party have been spread, more and more people have seen the true nature of the evil Party. The numerous declarations to quit the Communist Party, the Communist Youth League and the Young Pioneers have frightened the Party.

In Shijiazhuang City, the police and joint neighborhood security teams have been called out at night to stop and interrogate pedestrians in the streets. Falun Dafa practitioners have been followed or placed under surveillance. On several occasions, practitioners have disappeared while distributing materials.

On the afternoon of March 31, six Shijiazhuang practitioners were arrested. They were: Shen Manliang, Dalu (alias), elderly Bai, two unnamed women, and one unnamed man.

At about 7:00 p.m. on April 4, six more practitioners were arrested. They were: Lizi (alias), Xiaotao (alias), Mi Xiaozheng, two unnamed men and an unnamed woman who managed to escape with righteous thoughts in mind.

It has been reported that officers from the Yuhua Police Department and the police station in charge of the Jianling Residential Area carried out the arrests.

April 6, 2005