1.   Police in mainland China recently have been detaining dissidents and increasing pressure on activists before the anniversary later this week.

2.   Police detain dissidents in crackdown on illegal party.

3.   Police have detained three dissidents who signed a letter to the legislature appealing for the release of democracy advocate Wei Jingsheng, a human rights group said Wednesday.

4.   About two dozen dissidents were detained nationwide and others reported tighter surveillance.

5.   Also, the reformist newspaper Neshat reported Saturday that police had detained three dissidents in the crackdown.

6.   At least nine dissidents have been detained after petitioning the legislature, it said.

7.   Authorities have detained dissidents demanding redress and harassed family members of victims seeking compensation, seizing foreign donations sent to ease their plight.

8.   Authorities have detained two dissidents who earlier this month reported receiving vaguely encouraging signals from the government about starting an opposition party, an exile group said Tuesday.

9.   Chinese police detain more dissidents.

10.   Chinese police have questioned or detained seven dissidents in a widening crackdown on organizers of a political opposition party, a human rights group reported Saturday.