(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 15 cities or counties in 9 provinces. In this report, 10 practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during their detention and at least 50 practitioners were illegally arrested.

The Mengyin County 610 Office ordered its local employees and police officers to break into and ransack practitioners' homes. More than 20 practitioners are being held.

Practitioner Mr. Zhang Kewen was arrested by police on May 20 while he was visiting someone in Zhanglu Village. He is being held in the Xiangyang Police Station in the Gaomi Developing District.

At 2:30 p.m. on May 20, Mr. Jiao, who lives in Shilibao Neighborhood, Chaoyang District, Beijing, was arrested by a group of malicious people from the Liulitun Community CCP Residential Office of Chaoyang District and from the Liulitun Community 610 Office. The police ransacked his home and arrested the three practitioners who were at Mr. Jiao's home. The three practitioners were Mr. Ma (72 years old), Mr. Hu (80 years old), and Mr. Zhang (60 years old). The police confiscated Falun Dafa books, truth-clarification materials, truth-clarification DVDs, a photo of the founder of Falun Gong, as well as other items.

During the process, another practitioner, Mr. Li (in his 50s), was constantly clarifying the truth to the police. However, he was arrested and taken away by police at 5:30 p.m. At 8:00 p.m., Mr. An (in his 60s) from the same community was also arrested and taken away.

At 2:00 a.m. on May 22, Ms. Zhang Liqin, in her 40s,;her elder sister, Ms. Zhang Huiqin, about 50 years old; and her brother-in-law, Mr. Cai Youwang; Ms. Li Xiuhua and her husband, Mr. Sun Yongsheng; Mr. Yang Zhanmin from Cuizhuang Village; Ms. Shao Liaorong, 60 years old, from Sanzhuang Village; and Ms. Liang Xiulan, in her 40s and worked in a Chinese Medicine Hospital, went to three villages, including Taoxinzhuang Village and Dingzhuang Village, in Shangzhuang Township to distribute truth-clarification materials. They were subsequently arrested, and police went to ransack Ms. Zhang Huiqin's home, where police also arrested Ms. Bai Xueshuang. Ms. Zhang Huiqin suffered from a seizure due to torture, and she was on the floor of the State Security Division building for a day. At 6:00 p.m., Mr. Yang Zhanmin's wife, Ms. Zhang Huiqin, and Ms. Bai Xueshuang were released, and the rest of the arrested practitioners were taken to the brainwashing center.

At about 9:00 a.m. on May 20, Ms. Huang Meiling, 68, and her cousin, Ms. Lu Qiaoyun, were reported to the police as they were waiting near the Husi Police Station in Jiangxia District, Wuhan City to take a bus from Jinniu City to Wenquan City. They were arrested by several officers from the Husi Police Station. The police forcibly searched their bags. Ms. Huang Meiling was taken away by 610 Office personnel from the iron mines in the iron mountains of Huangshi City and Daye City. Their whereabouts are currently unknown.

Shi Jianming (male), chief of the Husi Police Station in Jiangxia District, Wuhan City: 86-13006349183

On May 19, Mr. Jin Yanjie and Ms. Bao Lixia were reported to the police when they went out to clarify the truth. They were taken to the State Security Division of the Qianjin Police Department in Jiamusi City. On the evening of their arrest, they were taken to the Jiamusi City Detention Center, which initially refused to keep them. Only after the State Security Division argued and fought with the Jiamusi City Detention Center were both practitioners accepted by detention center officials.

Sun Chengming (male), deputy director of the Qianjin Police Department: 86-454-8312313, 86-454-8663938, 86-13945453636

Around 1:40 p.m. on May 18, seven police officers from the National Security Office, Political and Judicial Committee, and 610 Office in Pingdingshan City broke into Ms. Ma Shujun's home by claiming that they wanted to visit Ms. Ma's father. When Ms. Ma's eight-year-old daughter asked the police why they came to interfere with her mother without any justifiable cause, a police officer forcibly grabbed the little girl by her arms and dragged her out of the home. Even now her arms still have marks about one inch around from that incident. The police confiscated Falun Dafa books, a desktop computer, and other items. Ms. Ma walked away with righteous thoughts, but she has been forced to leave home to avoid being arrested.

At noon the same day, police from the National Security Office, Political and Judicial Committee, and 610 Office in Pingdingshan City also invaded Mr. Zheng Jianmin's home. Mr. Zheng refused to open the door. That evening, the police officers left in disappointment. Mr. Zheng walked away and has been forced to leave home to avoid being arrested.

At around same time, Ms. Zong Shuqin, Ms. Xu Shiyun, and Ms. Cheng Guihua's homes were also ransacked.

At around 2:00 p.m. on May 21, Mr. Wang Jiang from Taicang City was unlawfully arrested at the company he works for by over ten police officers from the Suzhou City Police Department and the local police station. He is being temporarily held in the Jinchang District Police Department.

Mr. Wang Jiang was unlawfully subjected to three years of forced labor and four years of custody. He was released home at the beginning of this year.

Mr. Yu Chunqiang was secretly sentenced to forced labor. Mr. Ma Qingchun was arrested and has not been released. Ms. Zhao Lixia was arrested. Ms. Lin Xiuzhu has disappeared for days, and it is is suspected that she was secretly arrested.

Famous calligrapher Mr. Liu Xitong has received extensive praise from the general public on the success of his calligraphy exhibitions. Qingdao City 610 Office personnel illegally arrested him several months ago. He was then subjected to an unlawful trial in the Licang District Court in Qingdao City on May 13.

Mr. Xu Zhongqiang from Wafangdian City had been forced to leave home in order to avoid arrest. He and Mr. Li Ping were arrested by the Zhuhua Police Station of Wafangdian City on the evening of May 20.

Zhuhua Police Station: 86-411-85502230

Ms. Yu Ailing from Dongya Village was arrested and taken to the Tanbu Town Police Station after her home was ransacked by about six police officers from the Tanbu Town Police Station at about 6:00 p.m. on April 17. When her family went to the Tanbu Police Station to request her that day, the police pushed Ms. Yu's mother-in-law to the ground. The following day, Ms. Yu Ailing was taken to the Mengyin County Detention Center.

At about 11:00 a.m. on April 18, officers from the Tanbu Police Station broke into Ms. An Lianyu's home and confiscated a laptop computer, a printer, three satellite dishes, Falun Dafa truth-clarification materials, as well as all of the items related to Falun Dafa. The police dragged Ms. An into the police car. She was first held in the Mengyin County Detention Center on the day of her arrest, but her current whereabouts are unknown.

At about 2:00 p.m. on April 18, police went to ransack Mr. Hu Changping's home in Xiya Village and took him to the Mengyin County Detention Center.

Ms. Hui Zenghua from Jinqianguanzhang Village was also arrested by Tanbu Town Police Station officers on April 18.

Ms. Gao Xiaolan was taken on the morning of April 30 to the Jinan City Women's Forced Labor Camp, where she will be subjected to one year of forced labor. The Fei County 610 Office is responsible for her plight.

Practitioner Mr. Xu Mingliang has already been released. The police from Fei County hid near Mr. Xu's restaurant during the day and monitored those who spoke with him.

Reportedly, Ms. Ren Guixia was subjected to a secret trial on May 16 and unlawfully sentenced to three years in custody. On May 19, Ms. Ren was taken to the Shengyang City Women's Prison.

Ms. Piao Zengshun was reported to the police while she was clarifying the truth about Falun Dafa to students at a school around May 15. Later, she was arrested by the Hunchun City State Security Division. That evening when Ms. Piao's son came home, he was also arrested by the State Security Division of Hunchun City.

May 23, 2008