Seven Falun Gong Practitioners Held in Nanchang County Detention Centre, Jiangxi Province

Seven female practitioners from Nanchang City in Jiangxi Province were arrested on the morning of September 25th, when they were seen handing out Falun Gong DVDs in Dutou Township, Nanchang County. The practitioners are Ms. Hu Huomei, Ms. Lao Chen, Ms. Xiao Zhao, Ms. Xiao Li, Ms. Tang Manxiang, Ms. Xia Mingjin and Ms. Xiao Zuo.

Officers from Nanchang County Domestic Security Division recently ransacked the home of Ms. Hu Huomei. They confiscated a laptop, part of a desktop computer, printer, blank DVDs and other personal belongings. A few days later, officers from Chaoyangzhou Police Station in Xihu District, Nanchang City went and ransacked Ms. Hu's home again, and took all of her Falun Gong materials away.

Ms. Hu, 40, lives at Chaoxin Road, Xihu District, Nanchang City. Her husband is very busy at work and is often not at home. Her son is in a boarding school and only comes home on the holidays. Her daughter is in the second grade at school. When Ms. Hu was arrested, some of her relatives came to take care of her daughter.

Ms. Hu had previously been detained in a forced labour camp, and often felt dizzy and her blood pressure was high while in detention.

We were first informed that all of the practitioners would be sent to a forced labour camp, but were then told that Ms. Hu would be sentenced to prison and the others would be sent to a forced labour camp.

Officials at the labour camp refused to accept the practitioners because they were not able to get proper results from their physical examinations, as the practitioners did not follow along with the guards' instructions. However, it has now been confirmed that Ms. Xiao Zuo is now in a forced labour camp. As of last week, the other practitioners were still being detained in Nanchang County Detention Centre.

Those involved in the persecution:
Zheng Haiyan: +86-13879109845 (Mobile)
Tang Zhihua: +86-18979116921(Mobile)
Xiong Xin, warden at Nanchang County Detention Centre: +86-791-85704393 (Office), +86-13607068509 (Mobile)
Xiong Jianhui, Officer from Nanchang County Domestic Security Division: +86-13970901987(Mobile)

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2011/11/16/249379.html