Yang Peizhan from Hubei Province and Fang Xinzhi from Hebei Province Died Due to Persecution

Yang Peizhan

Mr. Yang Peizhan, 73, was from Tuanling Town, Jingmen City in Hubei Province. He started to practise Falun Dafa in 1999 and recovered from multiple diseases as a result. Because of his informing people about the persecution of Falun Gong and dispelling the state propaganda attacking the practice, Mr. Yang was sentenced to seven years in prison in 2003 and was detained at Shayang Prison Camp in Hubei Province. He was severely persecuted there, and as a result he often had blood in his urine and developed oedema all over his body.

In order to avoid responsibility for Ms. Yang's death, the Communist Party agents allowed him to be released on bail for medical treatment in December 2006. However, the persecution had caused too much damage to his health, and Yang Peizhan died on July 15th, 2007.

Fang Xinzhi

Ms. Fang Xinzhi, 50, was a practitioner in Xichengzhen Village of Zhengkou Town, Hebei Province. Because of her persisting in practising Falun Dafa, she was arrested twice around July 20th, 1999 by the Gucheng County 610 Office¹ and sent to a brainwashing centre.

After she went to Beijing to validate Dafa in 2001, Fang Xinzhi was sentenced to three years of forced labour. During that period, her husband, Zhang Jinsheng, was also sentenced to two years of forced labour because of practising Falun Gong.

Less than two years after the couple were back home, in April 2005, Zhang Jinshen was again arrested at home and sentenced to three years of forced labour. He is currently suffering persecution in Handan Forced Labour Camp.

On May 12th, 2006, Fang Xinzhi was once again arrested by police from Zhengkou Police Station, for no reason. Her arm was injured in the arrest. She had severe pain in her left hand, which made her unable to carry anything. She was detained in the detention centre for a month, and more than 1,000 yuan² was extorted from her. During that period, her daughter was left alone at home. Since her wrist had been broken by the police, Ms. Fang was unable to continue her business of selling fresh vegetables and the family lost their source of income.

Because of the long-term persecution by the Chinese Communist Party, and under severe pressure (physical and mental), Fang Xinzhi became very weak. She died on the morning of November 21st, 2006.

Note

1. "The 610 office" is an agency specifically created to persecute Falun Gong, with absolute power over each level of administration in the Party and all other political and judiciary systems.

2. "Yuan" is the Chinese currency; 500 yuan is equal to the average monthly income of an urban worker in China.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2007/11/29/166702.html