On Hunger Strike for 19 Days, Ms. Zheng Yuling Dies in Custody

Name: Zheng Yuling
Gender: Female
Age: In her 50s
Address: Unknown
Occupation: Employee of Chibi City Trade Bureau
Date of Death: September 28th, 2009
Date of Most Recent Arrest: August 6th, 2009
Most Recent Place of Detention: Hubei Province Women's Forced Labour Camp
City: Chibi
Province: Hubei
Persecution Suffered: Forced Labour, Brainwashing, Beatings, Torture, Detention

Ms. Zheng Yuling was arrested on the night of August 6th, 2009 while she was putting up a banner exposing the persecution of Falun Gong at the Chibi City Police Department housing. She was sentenced to one year of forced labour and taken to the Hubei Province Women's Forced Labour Camp on August 25th, which is located in 1-Mahu Community, Hongshan District, Wuhan City.

Ms. Zheng's husband rushed to the labour camp on September 29th. Her body had been dressed and her face made up, but he could still tell that her nose was deformed and there were many needle holes on her hand. The camp administrator told him that Ms. Zheng began a hunger strike on September 9th and died at noon on September 28th. He condemned the guards, saying, "She was on a hunger strike for 19 days before she died. Why didn't you tell me earlier?" The guards had no answer. Ms. Zheng's body was cremated on September 30th, at a crematory in Wuhan City, only one month after she was detained in the forced labour camp. The cause of her death is under investigation.

Sheng Wenjun, Chibi City Police Department Director: 86-13986626719 (Mobile), 86-715-5335838 (Home), 86-715-5351172 (Office)

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