(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes persecution incidents that took place in 20 cities or counties in 8 provinces. In this report, 9 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during detention, and at least 49 practitioners were illegally arrested.

On May 19, 2008, Mr. Zhao Honglian from Lizigou, Fushun City, Liaoning Province, clarified the truth about the persecution to people at the Wanxin Food Market in Dongzhou District. He was reported to the police and taken to the Nangou Detention Center. On the same day, police officers from Laohutai Police Station, Dongzhou District, searched his home; they took away Falun Dafa books and flyers and a picture of Master Li, the founder of Falun Dafa.

Late at night on August 29, 2008, police officers, from Wanli Police Station and Guangming Police Station of Jinzhou District, broke into the home of Mr. Xiao Fang and took away a picture the symbol of Falun Dafa. They also arrested Ms. Liu Hairong, Mr. Xiao Fang and Ms. Li Xin, from Jinzhou District.

On the night of August 20, 2008, as Ms. Qu Shuqing, from Bin County, Heilongjiang Province, was putting up posters about the persecution of Falun Gong, she was arrested by police officers from the Wenhua Street Police Station. Her Falun Dafa books and materials were confiscated. She is now being held at Bin County No. 2 Detention Center.

On August 7, 2008, Ms. Ma Sufen from Zhoujia, Dashiqiao City, Liaoning Province, was arrested by officers from Zhoujia Police Station, while she was printing truth-clarification materials. She is now being held in a detention center.

On August 17, 2008, Mr. Yao Wancheng was reported to the police for clarifying the truth about Falun Dafa to two laborers. He was arrested by police officers and taken to Dalian City Detention Center.

Around 1:30 a.m. on April 24, 2008, police officers from Mingshan Police Station broke into the home of Mr. Xiong Anming and Ms. Zhang Yulan. They confiscated a large sum of money and other personal belongings. They were both taken to the Mingshan Police Station. Xiong Anming has been sentenced and Zhang Yulan was allowed to return home because on an injured leg.

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On the morning of August 5, 2008, Ms. Huang Qiaoqin, from Xinqu, Pudong, and Xiao Luo from Anhui were arrested.

On the morning of August 21, 2008, Ms. Sheng Meiqin (around 50 years old) from Laixi District was arrested by police officers from Laixi. Her computer and other belongings were confiscated.

On April 26, 2008, Ms. Liu Yanmei and Ms. Du Yonglan from Puwang Town, Yinan County, were arrested by police officers from Hutou Town Police Station, as they were handing out truth-clarification materials. They were both sentenced to three years of forced labor by the Yinan County Public Security Bureau. They were sent to Jinan No. 1 Women's Forced Labor Camp, and their families are not allowed to visit them.

On June 25, 2008, Mr. Nie Yubao from Puwang Town, was sentenced to one year of forced labor by the Yinan County Public Security Bureau. He was sent to the Shangdong No. 2 Forced Labor Camp.

Ms. Du Dengxiang was sentenced to one year of forced labor by the Yinan County Public Security Bureau. She was sent to Shangdong No. 1 Women's Forced Labor Camp in June 2008.

On July 9, 2008, Ms. Kong Qian was arrested by officers from the Weifang 610 Office and the City Public Security Bureau. She is now detained at the Weifang Detention Center. The guards deprived her of sleep and interrogated her countless times every day. She went on a hunger strike to protest the abuse, and was then subjected to brutal force-feeding.

On August 20, 2008, Ms. Su Dezhen from Maying Village, Jianta Township, Langfang City, was reported to the police for telling people about the persecution of Falun Dafa. Her whereabouts is currently unknown.

Ms. Wang Baoxia from Zhongyuan District, Zhengzhou City, was arrested on July 18, 2008, by police officers from the Dihu Police Station, Zhongyuan District. Her computer and photocopier were confiscated. Wang Baoxia is detained at the Zhengzhou City No. 2 Detention Center.

Yang Peixin and others from the Zhengzhou Sub-bureau domestic security division arrested practitioners Mr. Xu Xieqia, Ms. Li Ruifen, Ms. Yang Rongsheng, Mr. Zhu Yunlong, Ms. Meng Qiaolian, Ms. Shen Li, Mr. Zhang Jinghe, Mr. Li and Mr. Wang.

From June to August 2008, Li Sen, Chief of the Zhengzhou 27 Sub-bureau security division, had arrested Mr. Wang Xinyou, Mr. Sun Lingbo, Ms. Wang Xiulan, Mr. Li Tianshun and wife, Ms. Li Na, Ms. Bai Jialing, Ms. Wang Ling, Ms. Dong Mei, Ms. Yang Xianfang, Ms. Wang Shuxian, Ms. Liu Guirong, Ms. Guo Shuxin, Mr. Guo Baojun, Mr. Guo Chuanjun, Ms. Chen Yongzhu, Mr. Zhang Xiaosan, Ms. Han Yanling, Ms. Han Yulan, Ms. Chen Ping's mother and daughter. More than 20 Falun Dafa practitioners in total. Most of them suffered mistreatment in the detention center.

On May 26, 2008, Ms. Yan Jing was arrested by Wang Zhenfu, Chief of the Domestic Security Division in Guancheng District Sub-bureau. Police tortured her with a method called "roasting a whole sheep" for over three hours, and only stopped this torture when she was on the verge of death. As a result, Yan Jing's mental state deteriorated and she could not walk. Due to the continuous torture, she became critically ill and was sent to Zhengzhou City Center Hospital for emergency on August 20, 2008.

At the end of July 2008, police officers from Tiangongying Township, Xinji City, went Ms. Yan Xia's, home. They forcefully took away a picture of the founder of Falun Dafa along with other items. Yan Xia went to the township government to clarify the truth about Falun Gong, but was sent to Xinji Forced Labor Camp, which left her disabled husband alone at home and without care.

On August 17, 2008, Ms. Ren Qingru and Mr. Lai Shigui from the No. 3 brigade, Sanshui Town, Guanghan City, Sichuan Province were arrested by officers from the Sanshui Town Police Station when they were handing out truth-clarification materials.

On the morning of August 21, 2008, officers from the Nagang District Domestic Security Division broke into the home of Ms. Li Feng, from Longjiang Measuring Appliance. They arrested her and searched her home; they confiscated a notebook, printer, Dafa books, truth-clarification materials and approximately 13,000 yuan in cash.

Ms. Dong Chunhua (around 50 years old) from Zuocun Town, Laizhou City, Shandong Province, was arrested on August 8, 2008. Her home was searched and Dafa books, a picture of Master Li, Falun Dafa materials, a computer and printer were confiscated. Her daughter, Na Na, a non-practitioner, said to the police, "Falun Dafa is good," and then she was also taken into custody. Both were taken to the Laizhou City Detention Center.

On the night of January 18, 2005, Ms. Zhao Chunhua, a 43-year-old steel worker from Beijing Steel Corporation Qianan Steel Mill, was reported to the police for handing out truth-clarification materials. She was arrested and her home was searched by police officers from Qianan City Public Security Bureau 610 Office. A computer, printer and Falun Dafa books were confiscated, and they took 30,000 yuan from her. Later, Zhao Chunhua was sent to Hehuakeng Forced Labor Camp for one year, and was fired by the Beijing Steel mill.

After 9 a.m. on August 20, 2008, police officers from Qianan City Public Security Bureau and Yangdianzi Town Police Station, arrested Zhao Chunhua, and confiscated her Falun Dafa materials. Zhao Chunhua's whereabouts is currently unknown.

On August 22, 2008, Yi Shuyin from Qing'an County, was arrested by officers from Huansheng Township Police Station and County Domestic Security Division for telling people about the persecution of Falun Gong.

On August 20, 2008, Ms. Liu Qingrong from Hongan County, had her truth-clarification materials taken by police officers from Macheng Train Station. Officers from Macheng Train Station and Macheng 610 Office later arrested Liu Qingrong. On August 21, Liu Qingrong's home was searched, and a picture of Master Li and Falun Dafa books were confiscated.